Rasczak
Outstanding Member
Well Parliament has ruled on the (Lib Dem) David Laws expenses scandal stating he was "guilty of a series of serious breaches of the rules, over a considerable time". The report stated he wrongly claimed expenses to pay rent for his partner, for building work and for telephone bills.
Mr Laws has apologised and said he just breached the rules on expenses to protect his privacy. The commissioner has recommended that he is suspended from the Commons for 7 days effective from the 7 June. This will need to be approved by MPs next week.
Personally I think it is all a little to incestuous - he has been found in breach of the rules having fiddled his expenses so he is banned from Parliament for a week - effectively a holiday some people might call it. If no criminal charges can be brought, in such cases, Laws should be dismissed from Parliament and a by-election called in which Laws could only stand if he had repaid all the money he wrongly claimed.
Mr Laws has apologised and said he just breached the rules on expenses to protect his privacy. The commissioner has recommended that he is suspended from the Commons for 7 days effective from the 7 June. This will need to be approved by MPs next week.
Personally I think it is all a little to incestuous - he has been found in breach of the rules having fiddled his expenses so he is banned from Parliament for a week - effectively a holiday some people might call it. If no criminal charges can be brought, in such cases, Laws should be dismissed from Parliament and a by-election called in which Laws could only stand if he had repaid all the money he wrongly claimed.