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Transport Minister Sadiq Khan pays back £2,500 in wrongly claimed greetings cards expenses

Source country dailymail Monday, March 15, 2010 9:28:00 PM CET | info More about this article... [other]

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards John Lyon said that Mr Khan had accepted he should not have claimed for £2,550.76 for greetings cards....

MPs' expenses: Sadiq Khan repays £2,500 on greeting cards

Source country telegraph Monday, March 15, 2010 7:05:00 PM CET | info More about this article... [other]

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John Lyon stated (about Sadiq Khan) : ''Mr Khan has readily accepted that he was in breach of the rules of the House in the claims he made for the 18th birthday and Eid and Diwali cards.''

John Lyon added (about Sadiq Khan) : ''Given the passage of time, Mr Khan is not able to recall how these mistakes occurred. He has pointed out that he was a new Member of Parliament at the time and that all of his staff were new. ''

A Government minister has paid back more than £2,500 he wrongly claimed in Commons expenses for greetings cards....

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