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| Tory paid daughter to rent flat | Tory paid daughter to rent flat |
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| Senior Tory MP Bill Cash paid his daughter £15,000 in rent from Parliamentary expenses despite owning a flat closer to Parliament. | Senior Tory MP Bill Cash paid his daughter £15,000 in rent from Parliamentary expenses despite owning a flat closer to Parliament. |
| Mr Cash named a London flat owned by his daughter Laetitia as his second home in 2004-5 and claimed for rental payments, the Daily Telegraph revealed. | Mr Cash named a London flat owned by his daughter Laetitia as his second home in 2004-5 and claimed for rental payments, the Daily Telegraph revealed. |
| Mr Cash told the paper that "what is lawful is appropriate" but he would repay the money if required to. | Mr Cash told the paper that "what is lawful is appropriate" but he would repay the money if required to. |
| Three further MPs are standing down after criticism of their expenses. | Three further MPs are standing down after criticism of their expenses. |
| 'Within the rules' | 'Within the rules' |
| Conservative MPs Julie Kirkbride and Christopher Fraser and Labour's Margaret Moran said on Thursday they would not defend their seats at the next election although all insisted they had not done anything wrong. | Conservative MPs Julie Kirkbride and Christopher Fraser and Labour's Margaret Moran said on Thursday they would not defend their seats at the next election although all insisted they had not done anything wrong. |
| Mr Fraser said he was standing down for personal reasons to care for his ill wife. | Mr Fraser said he was standing down for personal reasons to care for his ill wife. |
| In its latest batch of disclosures about MPs' expenses, the Telegraph said Mr Cash rented a property from his daughter - an aspiring MP - in London despite owning a property closer to Westminster himself. | In its latest batch of disclosures about MPs' expenses, the Telegraph said Mr Cash rented a property from his daughter - an aspiring MP - in London despite owning a property closer to Westminster himself. |
| It said he designated her flat as his second home and claimed more than £15,000 in rental payments given to her - equivalent to about £1,200 a month. | It said he designated her flat as his second home and claimed more than £15,000 in rental payments given to her - equivalent to about £1,200 a month. |
| Ms Cash - who herself stood as a Tory candidate at the last general election and hopes to do so at the next election - later sold the property for a £48,000 profit, the newspaper added. | Ms Cash - who herself stood as a Tory candidate at the last general election and hopes to do so at the next election - later sold the property for a £48,000 profit, the newspaper added. |
| The arch eurosceptic, who has been an MP for 25 years, told the BBC that he had shown the tenancy agreement to the Commons authorities and it had been approved. | The arch eurosceptic, who has been an MP for 25 years, told the BBC that he had shown the tenancy agreement to the Commons authorities and it had been approved. |
| He also said that he had never claimed any allowances for his much larger principal residence in Shropshire, which would have cost the taxpayer much more. | He also said that he had never claimed any allowances for his much larger principal residence in Shropshire, which would have cost the taxpayer much more. |
| He also stressed that, while living with his daughter, he had not rented out his own London property. | He also stressed that, while living with his daughter, he had not rented out his own London property. |
| Before the rules were changed in July 2006, MPs were permitted to rent properties from family members. | Before the rules were changed in July 2006, MPs were permitted to rent properties from family members. |
| Mr Cash said he was happy for his arrangements to be examined by the Tories' internal scrutiny panel which is looking at all expenses claims made by MPs in the past four years. | Mr Cash said he was happy for his arrangements to be examined by the Tories' internal scrutiny panel which is looking at all expenses claims made by MPs in the past four years. |
| Justifying claims | Justifying claims |
| Tory leader David Cameron has said all his MPs must justify their expenses claims to their constituents as public anger over the issue led to some MPs to step down. | Tory leader David Cameron has said all his MPs must justify their expenses claims to their constituents as public anger over the issue led to some MPs to step down. |
| Among further allegations made by the Telegraph, the newspaper said Labour MP Nigel Griffiths claimed £3,600 for a digital TV and radio set so that he could keep up with news developments in his constituency in Scotland. | Among further allegations made by the Telegraph, the newspaper said Labour MP Nigel Griffiths claimed £3,600 for a digital TV and radio set so that he could keep up with news developments in his constituency in Scotland. |
| It said the Edinburgh MP's claim was rejected but that Mr Griffiths made other claims which were approved for decorating his second home, including one for £9,250 in 2004. | It said the Edinburgh MP's claim was rejected but that Mr Griffiths made other claims which were approved for decorating his second home, including one for £9,250 in 2004. |
| Mr Griffiths said the Commons authorities had turned down the claim for a TV and radio and he had bought the items without spending any public money. | Mr Griffiths said the Commons authorities had turned down the claim for a TV and radio and he had bought the items without spending any public money. |