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MPs who attempted to abuse the expenses system should have their benefits removed

Submitted on Sunday 14th August 2011

Published on Monday 15th August 2011

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 15th August 2012

Signatures: 5

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MPs who attempted to abuse the expenses system should have their benefits removed

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Being a representative of the democratic process requires MPs to genuinely demonstrate values of honesty, professionalism and careful spending of taxpayers money.

The expenses scandal exposed a wide range of expense claims abuses - this ranged from false claims to claims that were within the rules but attempted to extract the maximum amount of money to fund lavish tastes - an example of this is one MPs claim in 2006 for £7000 for designer furniture for his house.

This 'looting' of the public purse should not be tolerated.

MPs who are judged to have made excessive and/or dishonest claims should have their benefits - i.e right to claim expenses - removed.This should send a signal to all MPs that they are role models for the wider public and need to be responsible.


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