Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for MPs and those in the Lords it has.
Labour MPs Elliot Morley, Jim Devine, David Chaytor and Tory peer Lord Hanningfield will face criminal charges over their expenses, the Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer has announced.They will be charged under the Theft Act.All four have said they denied any charges.
Given the incredible revelations about MPs' expenses last year it's hardly surprising that legal action is being taken against some individuals and more cases could follow.
This is set to rumble on for a long time after this year's General Election.
It comes following the publication this week of the amounts MPs have to repay following an investigation.
The expenses system has been thoroughlym. Every party knew it was rotten but took no action until the Daily Telegraph did the public a great favour by exposing those MPs who took the public for a ride.
While the majority, including MPs are in politics for the right reasons, there are those whose only interest seems to have been to claim as much as they could from what they saw as a public gravy train.
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