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January 23, 2008
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MPs face having virtually all of their expenses broken down for publication after a ruling by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas yesterday.

He ordered the House of Commons to release the details of several MPs' claims in a move which could open the floodgates to similar demands relating to all parliamentarians.

Allowance claims for the MPs' staff, information technology, stationary and the cost of living away from home should be published in detail, Mr Thomas said.

Currently only the totals under each heading are released.

Last night Commons authorities were working on a response to Mr Thomas's ruling.

While his ruling applied to only six MPs - including Prime Minister Gordon Brown and ...

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