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Birmingham peer jailed for £11,000 expenses fraud

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:07:00 GMT

Lord Taylor of Warwick has been jailed for wrongly claiming more than £11,000 from the taxpayer for travel and accommodation.

Lord Taylor of Warwick jailed in £11,000 expenses scandal

Birmingham Post — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:49:00 GMT

A Birmingham peer has been jailed for 12 months for fiddling his Parliamentary expenses.

Birmingham MP claimed £150 for rail upgrades to first class

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:51:00 GMT

A Birmingham MP claimed £150 in rail upgrades so he could get a first class seat rather than standing up in crowded standard-class carriages, it has emerged.

Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith hits out at expenses criticism

Birmingham Post — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Former Worcestershire MP Jacqui Smith – who claimed Commons expenses for pornographic films watched by her husband – has complained she was criticised because she was a woman.

Lord Taylor of Warwick found guilty of expenses fraud

Birmingham Post — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:27:00 GMT

A Birmingham-born former Tory peer has been found guilty of fiddling his expenses.

Lord Taylor of Warwick viewed expenses as being 'in lieu of salary'

Birmingham Post — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:50:00 GMT

A Birmingham-born former Tory peer accused of lying about his expenses told a court he viewed the system as being "in lieu of salary".

Lord Taylor was 'too trusting', expenses fraud trial hears

Birmingham Post — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:37:00 GMT

A Birmingham-born former Tory peer accused of making false expenses claims has been described by a friend as "too trusting".

Relative of Tory peer on expenses fraud charge tells court of his anger

Birmingham Post — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:51:00 GMT

A relative of a former Tory peer from the West Midlands accused of making false expenses claims has said he was "shocked" and "quite angry" when told that the politician had used his address as main place of residence on his claim forms.

Jury warned over external influence in expenses trial of Lord Taylor of Warwick

Birmingham Post — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:30:00 GMT

A judge has warned jurors about to hear the case of a former Tory peer from the West Midlands accused of fiddling his parliamentary expenses to try the case only on the evidence.

Millionaire MP John Hemming says he pays £30,000 to carry out his work

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:02:00 GMT

Millionaire MP John Hemming is subsidising his work as an MP by £30,000 a year, he has revealed.

Huge drop in expenses claimed by MPs

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:47:00 GMT

MPs have dramatically scaled back their expenses claims following a wave of public fury over Commons allowance, new figures revealed.

Former Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride cleared in expenses inquiry

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:30:00 GMT

Former Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride said she was “delighted” after a Commons inquiry found she was not guilty of fiddling her expenses.

Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell launches new expenses review

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:30:00 GMT

The Birmingham MP responsible for Britain’s aid budget has vowed to review lavish expenses claims after it emerged executives at a £2.5 billion government agency enjoyed posh dinners and luxury hotel stays at the taxpayer’s expense.

West Midlands MPs claim £500,000 in nine months

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:25:00 GMT

Reforms to House of Commons expenses designed to prevent sleaze scandals will push up the cost to the taxpayer, an MP has claimed.

Former West Midlands MPs offered £1m in golden goodbyes

Birmingham Post — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:36:00 GMT

Former Midland MPs have been offered a total of almost £1 million in “golden goodbyes” to help them adjust to life outside Westminster.

MP Khalid Mahmood ran up £8,000 Commons food and drink bill

Birmingham Post — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:05:00 GMT

Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood ran up unpaid House of Commons bills of more than £8,000 while he was being treated for kidney failure at hospital.

Tory candidate Jeremy Wright under pressure to repay expenses after breaking rules

Birmingham Post — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:45:00 GMT

A former Midland Conservative MP is under pressure to repay parliamentary expenses after being accused of breaking House of Commons rules.

West Midlands MPs told to pay back over £50,000 after expenses scandal

Birmingham Post — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT

MPs across the West Midlands have been ordered to repay almost £50,000 in cash they received from the taxpayer to pay for mortgages, gardening and mobile phone bills.

Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride decides to stand down at general election

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:19:00 GMT

Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride has finally decided to stand down at the next general election after heavy criticism of her expenses claims, she has announced.

Tory MPs Andrew Mitchell and Caroline Spelman given expenses demand

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:24:00 GMT

Two West Midlands Conservative MPs have been asked to pay back more expenses after Sir Thomas Legg's audit of past claims.