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Article: Divided by pounds54,000 expenses claimed by Exeter MP ; Opinion has been divided after Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw's expenses were laid bare in the Echo.
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- Express & Echo (Exeter UK)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2009
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Opinion has been divided after Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw's expenses
were laid bare in the Echo.
As revealed yesterday, Mr Bradshaw claimed pounds54,000 over the
past four years, which included pounds37,000 for mortgage payments,
pounds3,000 for cleaning bills and pounds2,500 to fix a broken
boiler.
In an open letter to constituents, he insisted he had always
kept his costs down, and consistently claimed less than any other
MP in Devon and Cornwall, using bicycles and standard travel on
trains whenever possible.
Pointing out he had never claimed for items such as food or
furniture, the Health Minister said the test for him had always
been "What would my constituents think of this?"
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