Article: Putting on the writs.(News)

Rupert Allason has become the Fred Astaire of the House of Commons - the man who just loves putting on the writs.

And he has become as recognisable at the Law Courts as at Parliament.

One MP said last night: "Some Members of Parliament joke that he leaves a sleeping bag at the Commons.

"That's just in case he has to sleep over and dash out to court to appear in the witness box the next day."

Allason has been involved in more than 20 legal actions in the past few years. They are ...

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