Three Labour MP’s and a Conservative peer are to face charges over their expenses claims
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has announced that the Conservative peer and Labour MPs Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine will face charges over their expenses claims.
A statement on the DPP website says:
“Six charges under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 for false accounting have been brought against Paul White, known as Lord Hanningfield.
“The charges allege that between March 2006 and May 2009, Paul White dishonestly submitted claims for expenses to which he knew he was not entitled, including numerous claims for overnight expenses for staying in London when records show that he was driven home and did not stay overnight in London.”
From 2006-09, the peer’s total overnight subsistance claims were £51,820
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