Eric Joyce: First MP to claim £200,000 expenses
Eric Joyce: First MP to claim £200,000 expenses "Disgraced MP Eric Joyce has set an extraordinary new record by claiming more than £200,000 expenses in a single year.
The former Labour front-bencher – a convicted drink-driver – last year billed the taxpayer for a staggering £200,986, despite having previously pledged to curb his expenses.
The 50-year-old Falkirk MP, nicknamed ‘Airmiles Eric’, clocked up £45,411 in travel costs. The figure is equal to nearly £1,600 for every week Parliament sits.
His claim also included £19,176 for his second home, £10,018 for ‘communicating’ with constituents, £24,337 for office costs and £102,044 for staff.
The former Army major is no stranger to controversy, having prompted outrage last year by likening middle-class voters to paedophiles, drunks and liars in a rant on a left-wing website. He declined to comment last night."
The former Labour front-bencher – a convicted drink-driver – last year billed the taxpayer for a staggering £200,986, despite having previously pledged to curb his expenses.
The 50-year-old Falkirk MP, nicknamed ‘Airmiles Eric’, clocked up £45,411 in travel costs. The figure is equal to nearly £1,600 for every week Parliament sits.
His claim also included £19,176 for his second home, £10,018 for ‘communicating’ with constituents, £24,337 for office costs and £102,044 for staff.
The former Army major is no stranger to controversy, having prompted outrage last year by likening middle-class voters to paedophiles, drunks and liars in a rant on a left-wing website. He declined to comment last night."
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