‘Minister for common sense’ who has criticised Whitehall waste is said to have received £39,000 in two years UK politics – latest updates A cabinet minister who has criticised Whitehall...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/21/esther-mcvey-expenses-flat-philip-davies
Paul Maynard is accused of using his taxpayer-funded constituency office for Tory campaigning The parliamentary watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that the pensions ministe...
Paul Maynard under investigation by MPs’ expenses watchdog over claims he charged taxpayers for political campaign services Calls have been made for the prime minister to suspend the whip fro...
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at whether the forthcoming general election can restore political trust As the year turns, the next genera...
Former permanent secretary in the Lord Chancellor’s Department who presided over the public inquiry into MPs’ expenses Sir Thomas Legg spent his civil service career in backroom offices only...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/21/sir-thomas-legg-obituary
Winding-up payments to rise to £17,300 and will also be given to those not seeking re-election Departing MPs will get bigger payouts for winding up their offices, with the sum doubling to £17...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/25/financial-support-double-mps-lose-seats-uk-election
Andrea Jenkyns and Michael Fabricant also among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses for help with tax returns The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wer...
Lack of transparency about money is toxic for faith in politics. Politicians know this – and must demand an update to the rules Anyone who has ever pored over the register of members’ finan...
Did a member of the ex-PM’s team pilfer some dressing gowns? If so, it wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen on her watch, but it represents a particular, pernicious form of Westminster entit...
Labour minister whose campaign skills forced government action on a range of life-saving social changes in the law In many ways Janet Anderson, the former Labour minister, who has died aged 73,...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/12/janet-anderson-obituary
Ipsa’s earlier advice on expenses for food and decorations led to MPs receiving abuse from the public The MPs’ expenses watchdog has apologised for telling parliamentarians they could claim...
Several MPs say they will not claim for festive gatherings, with Jess Phillips calling advice ‘stupid’ UK politics live: latest news updates Several MPs have rejected guidance that would a...
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: the credibility of establishment fig...
Poor deal for ferry workers | Women on the plough | Signing off as Mum | Partygate fines Gwyn Topham’s excellent analysis (P&O Ferries is not the first in UK waters to hire low-cost workers, ...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/30/waiving-the-right-to-decent-pay-at-sea
It is time for all public sector pay to be related to that of MPs, says GERARD CAVALIER. Plus letters from SYD VAUGHAN and PATRICIA BAKER-CASSIDY MPs are to get a good pay rise, and some of the...
Increase of 2.7% comes against backdrop of significant economic hardship for many Britons MPs will get a £2,200 pay rise from next month, the parliamentary spending watchdog has announced, spa...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/01/mps-to-get-2200-pay-rise-next-month
Best cathedrals | Raspberry challenge | Christmas puddings past | Curates’ pay Picking up my Saturday Guardian, I was instantly drawn with great excitement to the article on Europe’s most s...
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/14/top-cathedrals-give-the-british-aisles-a-try
As the Geoffrey Cox afffair proves it’s time to stop this naked greed in politics The 2008 expenses scandal irrevocably damaged the reputation of British parliamentarians. It was only ever a ...
Peter Bottomley among those who want reform of system that allows MPs to let London homes then claim rental expenses elsewhere A loophole that allows MPs to rent out a London property they own ...
When the MPs’ expenses scandal exploded in 2009, my friend Andrew McDonald, who has died aged 59 after a long illness, was charged with clearing up the mess. As the first chief executive of t...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/05/andrew-mcdonald-obituary