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Ex-minister Denis MacShane quits parliament and faces police probe after admitting he faked 19 invoices to claim £12,900 in expenses
• Rotherham MP resigns from Parliament after devastating parliamentary report called for him to be suspended for a year
• Inquiry found he created invoices signed by a 'nom de plume'
• Scotland Yard is asked by Tory MP to reopen case to see 'whether Mr MacShane is guilty of criminal behaviour'
• Committee on Standards and Privileges says it is the 'gravest case' it has come across which has not gone to court
If Mr McShane was a "benefit scrounger" he'd have been arrested by now!
One law for Them, one for the Rest of Us!
Qui custodiet custodies? (Who will guard the guards?)
- Tereza Shortall , ALDERSHOT, United Kingdom, 03/11/2012 02:29
what's that bombshell information about coppinger4pcc
MPs' expenses scandal: Denis MacShane resigns
Denis MacShane has resigned as a Labour MP, after a parliamentary enquiry found that his conduct was the “gravest case” of wrongdoing ever to have been investigated.
Denis MacShane's resignation statement in full:
In the light of the Parliamentary Commissioner’s decision supported by the Committee of Standards and Privileges to uphold the BNP complaint about expenses claimed in connection with my parliamentary work in Europe and in combating anti-semitism I have decided for the sake of my wonderful constituency of Rotherham and my beloved Labour Party to resign as an MP by applying for the Chiltern Hundreds or as guided by the House authorities.
I have been overwhelmed by messages of support for my work as an MP on a range of issues but I accept that my parliamentary career is over. I appreciate the Committee’s ruling that I made no personal gain and I regret my foolishness in the manner I chose to be reimbursed for work including working as the Prime Minister’s personal envoy in Europe.
I want to thank the people of Rotherham for allowing me to serve as their MP and the Labour Party for allowing me over the years to fight for the causes I believe in.
I have received so many messages supporting me from Labour and Tory MPs as well as members of the public but I love the House of Commons and I hope by resigning I can serve by showing that MPs must take responsibility for their mistakes and accept the consequences of being in breach of the House rules.
leeshard
Today 01:34 AM
There doesn't seem to be any shortage of information on McShane's criminal thefts from the tax payer now so why did the police and CPS fund it so difficult to put forward a case two years ago? There still seems to be a culture of the authorities treating MP's as Important People with a suggestion that they couldn't possibly be involved in fraud. Most of the electorate know differently. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... qus_thread
Ex-minister Denis MacShane quits parliament and faces police probe after admitting he faked 19 invoices to claim £12,900 in expenses
Rotherham MP resigns from Parliament after devastating parliamentary report called for him to be suspended for a year
Inquiry found he created invoices signed by a 'nom de plume'
Scotland Yard is asked by Tory MP to reopen case to see 'whether Mr MacShane is guilty of criminal behaviour'
Committee on Standards and Privileges says it is the 'gravest case' it has come across which has not gone to court
By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 12:08, 2 November 2012
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z2B8rn95En
Suspended for a year?
What a joke.
If this had been someone illegally claiming benefits to that amount then they would have been jailed.
Is it any wonder why we all hate politicians and their greed?
- Me, Ayrshire, United Kingdom, 2/11/2012 12:25
