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| Claims row MP cannot stand again | Claims row MP cannot stand again |
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| A Labour MP accused of submitting a bogus claim for electric work at his flat has been deselected by the party's special endorsement panel. | A Labour MP accused of submitting a bogus claim for electric work at his flat has been deselected by the party's special endorsement panel. |
| Livingston MP Jim Devine became the fifth MP to be "struck off" when he was told he cannot stand again for Labour at the next General Election. | Livingston MP Jim Devine became the fifth MP to be "struck off" when he was told he cannot stand again for Labour at the next General Election. |
| He is alleged to have submitted receipts for £2,157 of electrical work from a company that does not exist. | He is alleged to have submitted receipts for £2,157 of electrical work from a company that does not exist. |
| He maintained the electrician he employed provided false information. | He maintained the electrician he employed provided false information. |
| Mr Devine, 56, said the man must have been trying to avoid paying tax by providing a false VAT number, and he had notified the Commons fees office when he found out about it. | |
| Questions were also raised about 66 metres of office shelving, said to have been provided by the landlord of his local pub, for which he charged the taxpayer £2,326 . | Questions were also raised about 66 metres of office shelving, said to have been provided by the landlord of his local pub, for which he charged the taxpayer £2,326 . |
| The move comes as Parliament said it would publish the details of all MPs' expenses, the subject of a recent Daily Telegraph investigation, on Thursday. | The move comes as Parliament said it would publish the details of all MPs' expenses, the subject of a recent Daily Telegraph investigation, on Thursday. |
| 'Highest standard' | 'Highest standard' |
| A Labour Party spokesman said: "After considering in detail the case of Jim Devine and speaking to him, the Labour Party's special NEC endorsements panel today unanimously recommended rescinding his endorsement as a Labour candidate. | A Labour Party spokesman said: "After considering in detail the case of Jim Devine and speaking to him, the Labour Party's special NEC endorsements panel today unanimously recommended rescinding his endorsement as a Labour candidate. |
| "He will not be able to stand as a Labour candidate in any constituency at the next General Election. | "He will not be able to stand as a Labour candidate in any constituency at the next General Election. |
| "The Organisation Committee of the Labour Party's NEC agreed with the panel's recommendations and a new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate will be selected as soon as possible. | "The Organisation Committee of the Labour Party's NEC agreed with the panel's recommendations and a new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate will be selected as soon as possible. |
| "As both Gordon Brown and the National Executive Committee have made clear the Labour Party demands the very highest standard of its MPs." | "As both Gordon Brown and the National Executive Committee have made clear the Labour Party demands the very highest standard of its MPs." |
| Last week, Mr Devine received the backing of his constituency Labour party over the affair after being questioned by about 40 members of the group in an hour-long meeting. | Last week, Mr Devine received the backing of his constituency Labour party over the affair after being questioned by about 40 members of the group in an hour-long meeting. |
| Mr Devine was elected MP for Livingston in September 2005 following the death of Robin Cook. | |
| He had previously been Mr Cook's election agent, and had worked as head of health for the Scottish branch of the public sector union Unison. |