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Published Date: 07 June 2009
By Eddie Barnes
Political Editor
A SCOTTISH Labour MP claimed nearly £2,000 in "petty cash" over a nine-month period for the cost of living in London despite billing the taxpayer thousands of pounds more for food and the upkeep of his flat there.
John Robertson, who succeeded the late Donald Dewar as MP for Glasgow North West in 2000, claimed £1,750 between April and December 2004 as "cash in hand", before the practice was stopped by House of Commons officials.

Robertson said last night that the cash was for "ad hoc" costs incurred in the day-to-day running of his home and his taxpayer-funded office at Westminster.

But his expenses show that, over the same period, he separately claimed £1,600 back for the cost of cleaning his London residence, £115 on telephone and utilities, and a further £6,700 on rent. On top of this, Robertson also claimed £6,300 for the cost of food.

The charges ensured that in the financial year concerned, 2004-05, his second home costs hit the maximum possible allowed sum of £20,902.





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  • Last Updated: 06 June 2009 9:37 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: Politicians' expenses
 
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06/06/2009 21:32:59
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Finlang,

Hong Kong 07/06/2009 03:58:39
If and when HMRC come gunning for me to repay 50p or whatever, I will fully implement the non-prosecution of Labour (and other) MPs as a getout precedent. What b*stards our political system has spawned.
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gus1940,

Edinburgh 07/06/2009 08:31:39
6.3k on food - that's interesting - would SoS 'journalists' care to analyse and comment on that?

Silly me - what a ridiculous suggestion - he's not an SNP MP.
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Jimmy Le Pie,

07/06/2009 08:55:57
#3 Gus,

Aye the double standards are shocking.

I'm stopping commenting on the anti-SNP 'stories' run by The Hootsmon & this rag.

Just like the open prison fuss.

Jack Straw cops the blame for the release of the murderer that went on to kill the 2 French students, by saying sorry.
End of story.

Up here we have that imbecile Iain Gray bringing it up 2 absconds from an open prison 3 weeks on the trot at FMQ, with this rag keeping it going.

Utterly shameful!!!
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For Scotlands Future,

Vote for the SNP 07/06/2009 11:20:05
£6,300 for the cost of food between April and December. I thought the max claim was £400/month, which for 9 months would be £3,600, not £6,300. And of course, that period also covers August and September when Westminster was in recess!!!!!

Must be a typo error by the official web site for the Labour Party in Edinburgh.

But of course, Sir Ek's food claim is of much more interest to them.

***********#4 JIMMY LE PIE*************
You're wrong to stop commenting. Do you thing I read this **** for it's intellectual content?? Us CYBERNATS (I wear the name with pride) counteract this **** with our comments, and people from all over the world read it, and realise that what this paper publishes is blatant anti-SNP propaganda.
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bluehead,

edinburgh 07/06/2009 13:35:14
give them all one farthing each for expenses,some of them are so useless that, at even that, I would demand change
the whole country is in a dreadful mess and can only get worse
on second thoughts a farthing is to much for that pile
so give them nothing,which is about as much as they give us
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Tartan Viking,

07/06/2009 21:47:48
OINK OINK OINK.

Another Lyebour politician stealing form the public.

No wonder they have been BOOTED out in England.

No wonder they have been BOOTED out in the MEP elections.

No wonder they will be BOOTED out at the next general Election (hasn't happened yet....but it will).

Labour = Lies = corruption= incompetence.
Hanging is too good for this mob.
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Evia,

21/06/2009 01:27:04
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Tartan Viking

I agree that hanging is too good for this mob. I would have them drawn and quartered.

www.gopetition.com/petitions/the-queen-to-dissolve-parliament-and-call-a-general-election.html.

www.gopetition.com/petitions/bring-the-mp-fraudsters-to-justice-over-expenses.html

petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/
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Tynietiger,

21/06/2009 09:28:54
How about Lib Dem John Barrett who with his wife runs ABC Productions Ltd from his constituency office to publish Lib Dem newsletters throughout Edinburgh and pays his firm to do this at taxpayers expense. (see Sunday Herald this morning).

Or Jim Murphy flipping his house twice at taxpayers expense. (see Sunday Herald

 

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