Another MP, a deputy speaker of the Lords, Paul of Marylebone, has been discovered claiming money in expenses that he wasn't entitled to have. Despite owning a stunning fortune and property across Britain, he declared living in a flat outside London so that Parliamant refunded the costs of his stays in the capital to the amount of £38,000. As it turned out, no one has ever seen him stay over there and it was typically occupied by his employee in this area. An important Labour donor, he's just another in a string of dishonest MPs, now running at about 100, who made use of their position to lay their hands on Westminster expenses.
Langauge:
0. claim cash allowances,
1. an apartment block,
2. Nudge, nugde, wink, wink, taken from a Python sketch, can be used when you're implying something,
3. sacked for gross misconduct,
4. follow the rules to the letter,
5. the ballot box,
6. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours,
7. It goes from bad to worse.
8. If he had any decency, he should have already resigned, but this is an old-fashihoned idea.
9. within easy commuting distance from,
10. You can be non-domicile in the UK and get preferential treatment in the tax system.
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