No Tory action on MP’s £100k claims
David "Call Me Dave" Cameron today took no action against a Conservative MP who is accused of paying £100,000 of public money into his own company.
David Wilshire, 66, set up the business with his girlfriend and then paid it with his Commons allowances for office assistance and other services.
Mr Wilshire, the MP for Spelthorne, Surrey, admits that he and his partner Ann Palmer were the sole owners of Moorlands Research Services, which was not a registered company. For three years between 2005 and 2008, Mr Wilshire paid up to £3,250 a month into it. Along with extra invoices submitted, the total paid was £105,500.
Parliamentary expenses rules forbid MPs from entering into arrangements that “may give rise to an accusation“ of profiteering from taxpayers' money. According to the Daily Telegraph, parliamentary officials did not check how the money was spent and Mr Wilshire did not provide a breakdown.
Perhaps Mr Wilshire and Dave went to the same school or something?
Addendum: Last night Mr Wilshire said he will not stand at the next election? Is this so he does not have to pay back that which he has appropriated?
