MP mortgage payments go in shake-up

Nov 4 2009

MPs should no longer be able to claim for their mortgages or employ family members at the taxpayer's expense, the long-awaited report by the standards watchdog has said.

The chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Christopher Kelly, said that the proposals were "fair and reasonable" and would bring Westminster into line with other walks of life and other legislatures.

He acknowledged that his wide-ranging proposals would mean "substantial change" for MPs and said that, where necessary, they should be phased in with a suitable period of transition.

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