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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Deborah Summers

A-to-Z list of MPs' expenses reveals fascinating and shameful claims

Just when Gordon Brown thought things couldn't get any worse, the dreaded expenses timebomb exploded all over the pages of the Daily Telegraph today.

For me, the most fascinating and shameful details are contained in the paper's A-to-Z list of items claimed, including two boxes of Tampax claimed by a male MP, and a quiche flan dish bought on eBay by the wife of a Labour backbencher as part of a 110-piece dinner set. Since when did a second home require a 110-piece dinner set?

Anyway, you can peruse the conveyor belt of items you have helped to pay for on the Telegraph's A-to-Z of items claimed.

Let me know if you have any money-saving suggestions for our esteemed elected representatives.

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