It revealed that a disgraced former Labour minister facing a police probe for claiming almost £17,000 for a \’phantom mortgage\’ has stumped up another £20,000.
In total, Elliot Morley had repaid £37,000. He said closer scrutiny of his claims had found part of the capital on his mortgage was paid from public funds.
Still, in his defence, £37,000 is such a trivial sum that none could object to such a mere rounding error, could they?
A poverty stricken MP can find £37,000 without breaking sweat. They really do need a pay rise, don’t they?
To be honest, he probably is sweating a little now.
37 Large is quite a lot for his constituents in Scunny, so I expect he is sweating quite a lot.
They are steel people, remember.