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| MP defends sale of flat in London | MP defends sale of flat in London |
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| A Norwich MP has defended selling his London flat which he claimed allowances for at below market value to his daughter and her partner. | A Norwich MP has defended selling his London flat which he claimed allowances for at below market value to his daughter and her partner. |
| Norwich North MP Dr Ian Gibson spoke to BBC Look East after being told the allegation about his expenses would be made in the Daily Telegraph on Friday. | Norwich North MP Dr Ian Gibson spoke to BBC Look East after being told the allegation about his expenses would be made in the Daily Telegraph on Friday. |
| The newspaper will say Dr Gibson shared the flat with his daughter for a time, claiming mortgage payments on expenses. | The newspaper will say Dr Gibson shared the flat with his daughter for a time, claiming mortgage payments on expenses. |
| Dr Gibson said he had not benefitted at all from the expense claims. | Dr Gibson said he had not benefitted at all from the expense claims. |
| While he was claiming an allowance for the property, which he bought in 1999, his daughter and her partner lived there full-time rent-free. | While he was claiming an allowance for the property, which he bought in 1999, his daughter and her partner lived there full-time rent-free. |
| 'Home for years' | 'Home for years' |
| In April last year he sold it to them for £162,000 when he bought it for £195,000. | |
| Dr Gibson told the BBC that the flat "was my home for many years". | Dr Gibson told the BBC that the flat "was my home for many years". |
| "The mortgage was coming to an end. I would have had to sell it anyway ... and I will pay the capital gains tax." | "The mortgage was coming to an end. I would have had to sell it anyway ... and I will pay the capital gains tax." |
| He said that when he sold the flat, because he wanted to move to a rented flat nearer Westminster, "prices were coming down". | He said that when he sold the flat, because he wanted to move to a rented flat nearer Westminster, "prices were coming down". |
| Dr Gibson said he would listen to the opinion of constituents and if they wanted wanted him to resign, he would do so. | Dr Gibson said he would listen to the opinion of constituents and if they wanted wanted him to resign, he would do so. |