4 MPs claimed tons of of kilos in driving fines again on bills
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our MPs claimed again tons of of kilos in driving fines on their journey bills.
Energy minister Amanda Solloway added a Transport for London £80 fastened penalty discover to claims in 2020, the Independent reported.
Tory choose committee chairman Simon Hoare, former Tory vice-chairman Bim Afolami and SNP MP Dave Doogan additionally wrongly claimed fastened penalty notices issued by Transport for London on bills between 2019 and 2020.
Ms Solloway and Mr Afolami claimed that the bills had been submitted in error and each repaid the costs.
The Standard has approached Mr Hoare and Mr Doogan.
The bills had been accepted and paid by the parliamentary bills authority IPSA, which has now admitted that it was incorrect to take action.
It follows Home Secretary’s Suella Braverman’s controversial dealing with of her rushing effective.
Labour’s shadow Commons chief, Thangam Debbonaire, urged Rishi Sunak to “clamp down on the rule-breakers in his party”.
Ms Debbonaire mentioned: “While Rishi Sunak’s MPs break the rules and try to make the taxpayer pick up the bill, working people are left struggling to cope with the soaring Tory cost of living crisis.”
The investigation into MPs‘ journey bills confirmed that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (ISPA) had accepted over £1,000 in penalty costs between 2019 and 2022.
IPSA mentioned it might ask the MPs to repay the cash, and that the principles can be “reiterated”.