01 June 2010

Treasury chief secretary David Laws to repay £40,000 expenses


Treasury chief secretary David Laws to repay £40,000 expenses

• Lib Dem 'hatchet man' David Laws apologises
• Newspaper reveals rent claim paid to partner
• Laws facing calls to step down from Treasury role
David Laws
David Laws: ‘My motive throughout has not been to maximise profit but to protect our privacy’ Photograph: Guardian/Martin Argles

The chief secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, is fighting for his political life after agreeing to pay back £40,000 in expenses he claimed to pay rent on a room in the home of his long-term partner.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/29/david-laws-treasury-expenses-claim

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