The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has just announced that charges are being brought against four politicians under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 for false accounting. They are: Elliot Morley (Labour MP for Scunthorpe) – Two charges: for dishonestly claiming mortgage expenses of £14,428; and for dishonestly claiming £16,000 when there as […]
Lord Hanningfield, who leads Essex County Council and is a Shadow Transport minister, has had a written answer about school meals: "To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is spent each day on school meals for pupils attending (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Essex. [HL89] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, […]