From BBC London:
A former mayoral aide forced to resign in a row over expenses has been charged with five offences relating to the use of a credit card.
The full Beeb story is here. City Hall is keeping its distance. Clement's solicitor, though, has issued this statement:
Mr Clement is surprised and saddened that the CPS should have felt that prosecution was appropriate. He has co-operated fully with the investigation which relates to five meal expense claims which have a total value of £227.00. In the context of other, far more significant, investigations it is a matter of regret that political expediency appears to be present.
Now that's quite a barb to close with. How will he plead? If "not guilty", things could get interesting.
