Half of Conservative Party MEPs ignoring expenses rules

[Gromit]

More than half of David Cameron's European MPs have refused to comply with rules requiring them to reveal how they spend their expenses.

The development will spark fears that other questionable payments have yet to come to light after it emerged that the families of Conservative MEPs have made hundreds of thousands of pounds from the lucrative expenses system.

At least five Tory MEPs have already been implicated in the expenses scandal. They are also resisting calls for greater transparency.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/pol itics/conservative/2096020/Half-of-Conservativ e-Party-MEPs-ignoring-expenses-rules.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/pol itics/conservative/2096020/Half-of-Conservativ e-Party-MEPs-ignoring-expenses-rules.html

has Cameron lost control of his MEPds?

[stokemaveric]

this is the very reason why mps,mep,s have lost all respect.where there is money there are thieves,cheats and liars and most mps fall into all those categories im afraid...

[sinbadp]

The trough is even deeper than I imagined.
And the EU cant get their accounts signed off.
Must be something good about being in europe, just wish I knew what it is

[jake-the-peg]

This is NOT about the EU this is about the Tory Party!

The Labour Party MEPs have had their expenses independently audited for 7 years

[sp1214]

To add insult to injury MPs are now demanding a higher rate of pay to make up for the loss of earnings from these illegal expenses.

[jno]

approximately 7% of the British economy consists of Tory MPs recycling their expenses, so it is in the national interest that they be allowed to get on with it undisturbed.

[saintpeter48]

its just a gravy train for the torys, claiming for a nanny, come off it, its just a bl##y rip off, us ordinary folk and paying for these toffee nosed twerps to live a life of riley. they give themselves massive pay rises and then have the cheek to keep us all in check with an offer of a 2% rise, if you're lucky!!

[LeMarchand]

At least they seem to be doing something about it: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ cameron-will-sack-meps-found-to-have-broken-ex penses-rules-842774.html