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| MP Sarah Champion repays £17 poppy wreath expenses | MP Sarah Champion repays £17 poppy wreath expenses |
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| An MP who was criticised for claiming £17 for a Remembrance Day poppy wreath on expenses has paid it back. | An MP who was criticised for claiming £17 for a Remembrance Day poppy wreath on expenses has paid it back. |
| Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, said she reimbursed the money "as soon as she found out" that the claim was not allowed. | Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, said she reimbursed the money "as soon as she found out" that the claim was not allowed. |
| Ms Champion billed the taxpayer in October saying the wreath was "office costs" and a "necessary expense". | Ms Champion billed the taxpayer in October saying the wreath was "office costs" and a "necessary expense". |
| The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said it had processed the expense claim by mistake. | The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said it had processed the expense claim by mistake. |
| Ms Champion said: "The claim for the wreath should never have been made so I reimbursed IPSA as soon as I found out". | Ms Champion said: "The claim for the wreath should never have been made so I reimbursed IPSA as soon as I found out". |
| The TaxPayers' Alliance had called Ms Champion's expenses claim "downright low" and said: "Taxpayers will be outraged." |