Man&Eve presents Larissa Nowicki, 'In Waiting' 06.11.09 — 12.12.09

Larissa Nowicki: 'In Waiting' 06.11.09 - 12.11.09 Private view: Thursday 5th November 2009 6-9pm

Ayn Rand: Art is tied to man's survival, not to his physical survival but to that on which his physical survival depends: to the preservation and survival of his consciousness. (The Romantic Manifesto, p.4) Man & Eve are pleased to present 'In Waiting', an exhibition of new work by Larissa Nowicki. Nowicki's sculptures and weavings are formed from the printed pages of books, sliced and intricately woven to form new works that cannot be read in the traditional sense. Words are broken down, their letters spliced to create new sentences and letter forms, revealing fragments of public and private histories. Nowicki's works, with their loosely assembled grids and reductive forms invoke the vocabulary of minimalism, but originate from her personal and emotional experiences. For her first London solo show, Nowicki fills the gallery space with woven works and sculptural forms. Clusters of cocoon like structures, formed from tightly rolled strips of printed paper, are suspended from the ceiling. Nowicki's sculptures are organic and disorderly, referencing the physical and bodily at an almost cellular level, through their imperfections and inconsistencies. Their irregularities mirror the imperfect underside of her woven works, as much a part of their make up as their precise and uniform fronts, but which are hidden from view. The fragments of type and images used by Nowicki in her textual pieces imply the process of thought, reason and receiving of information. Her densely woven grids of letters and words are punctuated randomly by blank squares, empty of print and highlighted- silent and reflective moments within the noise of daily thought. Exhibited alongside her sculptures and woven textual works is a series of drawings constructed from the unprinted margins of art books. The delicate thin strips of paper are woven to create a canvas on top of which Nowicki draws hundreds of dots, formed within the grid of the weave. Nowicki trades upon the vulnerability of her material. The thin strips of shredded paper are delicate, but once densely woven together have all the resilience of a piece of fabric. Nowicki's meticulously crafted pieces invite reflection on the processes and material of cultural production, being at the same time both delicate and tenacious. These are works which finely balance their contradictions - order with disorder, imperfection with precision and stability and control within moments of complete vulnerability. Larissa Nowicki studied at the Royal College of Art and RISD and lives and works in New York and London. Recent exhibitions include 'Illiterature', Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA USA (2009), '8 1/2 x 11 / A4' at James Fuentes Gallery, NY USA (2008), 'RISD NYC Biennial' 2008, Brooklyn, NY (2008), 'Paper-thin Worlds', group show, Man&Eve, London, UK (2007). Opening hours: Thursday - Saturday, 12 - 6pm and at other times by prior appointment.

Man&Eve London SE11 4JJ +44 (0) 207 582 7861 info@manandeve.co.uk www.manandeve.co.uk

London SE1 > Business News

Wedding Wardrobe opens in Kennington Road

Friday 23 October 2009

London SE1 website team

Cllr Diana Braithwaite cut the ribbon to open a new bridal gown shop in Bishop's ward on Thursday afternoon.

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4164

Beaconsfield: Bob and Roberta Smith's Factory Outlet

“After my degree show in 1993, three people came up to me and uttered the words ‘let’s do something…’ ”
Bob and Roberta Smith, 2009

One of these invitations led to the long and productive relationship that Bob and Roberta enjoy with Beaconsfield, London. In the intervening sixteen years, Bob and Roberta have contributed to various Beaconsfield projects, at home and abroad, and are currently 'in residence' for one whole year. The spacious premises in Vauxhall have been utilised as a prolific site of production and are now about to open as Bob and Roberta Smith's Factory Outlet.


Save the launch date!


BOB AND ROBERTA SMITH'S FACTORY OUTLET

Friday 6 November, from 7pm with performances by The Ken Ardley Playboys, The Apathy Band, Leigh Clarke, Boycott Coca-Cola Experience and Resonance Radio Orchestra

Exhibition: 7 November 2009 – 21 February 2010

Check our website for pre-publication price of exclusive, limited edition etching.

This is the first in the Beaconsfield series Phase, which turns the spotlight on mid-career artists with whom the organisation has had a significant past relationship.

Beaconsfield is a Regularly Funded Organisation of the Arts Council of England.




22 Newport Street
London SE11 6AY
info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk
+44 (0)20 7582 6465

http://www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk

Kennington Park event: Saturday 31st October 2009 - Kennington Park Nature Trail

The Friends of Kennington Park and Lambeth Council invite you to come along and celebrate the park’s fantastic green space and the opening of…

Kennington Park Nature Trail

Kennington Park

Saturday 31st October 2009

12-3pm

Explore and More… New nature trail, FREE nature trail
activity pack and FREE activities for children!

Park Safari, a guided nature trail tour
• Hallowe’en Lantern Making •
• Face painting • Big Draw •
• Photography workshop • Live music
from London School of Samba &
Archbishop Sumner School Steel Band
• Vauxhall City Farm animals

And lots more… including food from
Giggly Pig and the Oval’s Farmers’ market stall!

PLUS, the opening of the nature trail
by the Mayor of Lambeth
Councillor Christopher Wellbelove

The Friends of Kennington Park

c/o Prince Consort Lodge

Kennington Park

Kennington Park Place

London SE11 4AS

Email: friends@kenningtonpark.org

Tel: 020 7820 4423

Community Cinema and Old Ladies group screening

Hi everyone,

This is to share with you details of the next two sessions of the community cinema. Please feel free to invite anyone, as it's free and open!

At the same time, on Monday 26 October around 10.30 am we'll be having a screening with the group of old ladies or "community elders" (as we like to call them). They've just finished producing their video about Lambeth, and particularly about Lambeth Walk. I think it's a great chance for us learn from their historical knowledge! It will be in the room next to reception.

Best,

Sole

Soledad Muñiz

London Hub Coordinator

E: smuniz@insightshare.org

T: 020 7582 5850

S: soledad.muniz

InsightShare

Amplifying Voices, Connecting Worlds, Inspiring Transformation

www.insightshare.org

http://www.insightshare.org/london.html

The London Hub is the first hub of the Insight global network! It has been in action since May 2008, and is located in the Lilian Baylis Old School site which is run by Sports Action Zone (SAZ). The site is an abandoned school in the heart of Lambeth, South London.

During 2008 and the first half of 2009, there have been several PV projects running with young local people related to sports and social change (see some of the videos to the left). The second half of 2009 sees the Video Coaches programme start, where we will train the next generation of local PV facilitators!

What is a Hub?

A hub is space where PV equipment is stored and editing can take place, and is usually based in the heart of an urban community or rural village. It is a focal point for communications, empowerment, social action and cultural resilience work.

What does the London Hub provide?

• PV projects with the local community

• Archive / Resource Centre

• Editing facility

• Workshop & training facility

Contact details

Address: Insight London Hub, Lilian Baylis OLD School, Lollard Street, London, SE11 6PY.

Telephone number: 020 7582 5850

Email: londonhub@insightshare.org

Vauxhall City Farm: Farmyard fun for the Autumn half term

165 Tyers Street, London SE11 5HS

Tel: 020 7582 4204 Email: vcf@btconnect.com

Press release

For immediate release: 21/10/2009

Farmyard fun for the Autumn half term

This half term Vauxhall City Farm is offering free family activities. As well as meeting our friendly rare breed animals, families can learn new skills and have a great time. We have three free workshops:

Sunday 25^th October: Go wild in the Garden, 11-3pm

Get your green fingers ready for an afternoon of wildlife-friendly gardening and green activities. Come and plant bulbs, build a mini-beast hotel, feed the birds or try some recycled crafts.

Tuesday 27^th October: Family art workshop, 1-3pm

Come and create a unique piece of art as a family! Explore the farm, get some inspiration then get stuck in. All materials provided

Wednesday 28^th October: Make, bake and eat! 1-3pm

Come and have a go at making edible bread sculptures and tasty pumpkin soup. All materials provided.

About the farm:

Established in 1977, Vauxhall City Farm is a free of charge charity urban farm located in a deprived inner city area and is open to the public 5 days a week. The site covers ¾ acre and creatively houses a range of farm animals ranging from horses and sheep to chickens and guinea pigs. At one end of the farm is our ecology garden complete with educational composting and recycling area, bug house and wildlife pond. At the opposite end of the site is our community garden and allotments for local people. The community garden has also recently been transformed to include easily accessible growing areas and a wonderful new building constructed entirely of recycled and reclaimed materials.

Contact:

Hannah Townsend

0207 582 4202 / 07974 363701

vcfeducation@btconnect.com

• London SE1 > News

Lambeth army veteran receives badge at Westminster ceremony

Tuesday 20 October 2009

London SE1 website team

Kennington Road resident Stanley Hutchins who served in the Royal Artillery has been presented with his Veterans Badge by defence minister Kevan Jones.

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4159

BBC NEWS

Churches ordered to 'sing softly'

Church ordered to keep noise down

Two churches in London have been ordered to keep their singing voices down after neighbours complained about their Sunday services.

Noise abatement notices came into force in All Nations Church in Kennington and Immanuel International Christian Centre in Walthamstow earlier this month.

Christian Legal Centre described the notices as a "heavy-handed approach".

But Lambeth Council and Waltham Forest Council said the orders were a last resort after mediation failed.

Worshippers fell

Immanuel International Christian Centre was served the notice in May by Waltham Forest Council after complaints from neighbours.

The church challenged the order but its appeal was rejected by the magistrates on 8 October. The council said the church faces a fine of £20,000 if it breaks the order.

Pastor Dunni Odetoyinbo said since the order their congregation had lost about 50 of up to 150 worshippers on Sundays.

"Because we have had to cut down the drums and sing very low and even without a keyboard, most of our members are not enjoying their worship service, especially our youth, and so they go elsewhere," she said.

Waltham Forest Council said it had informed the church about complaints as far back as 2007, but the notice was issued as "a last resort" after attempts at amicable resolution failed.

Lambeth Council also said it served the notice to the All Nations Church last week as a last resort.

A statement said: "This is not a ban on playing music or singing.

"We received a number of complaints from local residents about the levels of amplified noise and have discussed the issues with the church, but unfortunately the problems have continued so we have had to serve a noise abatement notice."

Andrea Williams, director of the Christian Legal Centre, which represented Immanuel International Christian Centre at the court appeal, said: "This is a very distressing, a very heavy-handed way to deal with their worship.

"Really what ought to be happening is they ought to be visited by perhaps the local authority officials and a way worked through with regard to them existing in that community."
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Published: 2009/10/20 12:36:36 GMT

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Developers scale back Battersea plans

UK

Developers scale back Battersea plans

By Daniel Thomas, Property Correspondent

Published: October 20 2009 03:00 | Last updated: October 20 2009 03:00

The redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has moved a step closer with the submission of the largest ever planning application in central London.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a02e4034-bd10-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.html

Treasury Holdings submits £5.5bn Battersea plan

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Treasury Holdings submits £5.5bn Battersea plan

DANIEL THOMAS

THE REDEVELOPMENT of Battersea power station has moved a step closer with the submission of the largest planning application on record in central London.

Treasury Holdings, the developers of the south London landmark, is proposing a £5.5 billion (€6 billion) regeneration scheme, which includes more than 1.7 million sq ft of new buildings.

The latest proposals mark a scaling back of previous plans for the 40-acre site, which had included a glass chimney above the derelict power station, after a lengthy period of consultation.

The latest incarnation of the project, which includes 3,700 homes, 1.6 million sq ft of office space and 500,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, was registered with Wandsworth council at the weekend. It is owned by Real Estate Opportunities, the listed property company controlled by Irish developers John Ronan and Richard Barrett.

The site stopped operating as an electricity station in 1983, and has since been the centre of numerous attempts to create ambitious property schemes, given its size and location on the bank of the Thames.

“We are extremely confident that two years of detailed discussions mean that this masterplan represents the aspirations and concerns of all the stakeholders involved, not least the Battersea community,” said managing director Rob Tincknell.

Treasury Holdings also said it was continuing to develop plans for a proposed extension of the Northern Line from Kennington to two new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea power station.

© 2009 Financial Times

Battersea Power Station finally set for a facelift

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Power to the people: an artist’s impression of how Battersea Power Station would look as a £5.5 billion residential complex

Battersea Power Station finally set for a facelift

Mira Bar-Hillel, Property Correspondent
19.10.09

After more than 30 years and numerous abandoned renovation plans, Battersea Power Station may finally be getting its facelift.

Developers today submitted an official application for planning permission to turn the site into a £5.5 billion residential complex.

The proposals would see 3,700 homes built alongside offices, shops and restaurants on the 40-acre site.

The scheme, by Irish developers Treasury Holdings, also includes a riverside park and an extension to the Riverside Walk connecting through to Battersea Park.

Public access would be given to restored areas, such as the two turbine halls and control rooms.

In return, the developers have pledged to save the power station itself, which is listed Grade II*, and create a "low-carbon environment".

Wandsworth council leader Edward Lister said: "Everyone wants to see the power station restored and the whole site developed to provide new homes and jobs."

The developers are encouraged that there has been progress in the planning of an extension of the Northern line from Kennington to two new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station.

The plans are crucial to the new homes proposed, as the area has no Tube line.

Mayor Boris Johnson supports the extension "in principle" but there is no current prospect of it being funded by TfL.

The station closed as a power plant on 17 March 1975. Proposals for its use have included a theme park, in 1983, and a shopping mall in 1997.

Estate residents without property after safety blitz Monday, 19 October 2009 RESIDENTS whose possessions were removed from their estate on fir

News

Estate residents without property after safety blitz

Monday, 19 October 2009

RESIDENTS whose possessions were removed from their estate on fire safety grounds have no idea when their property will be returned.

Officers from Lambeth council’s housing firm, Lambeth Living, sent cleaners on a blitz of three Kennington tower blocks on October 8.

Items taken from Brittany Point, Elkington Point and Ward Point on the Ethelred Estate, included bikes, toys, plants and furniture placed on landings and in communal areas.

Lambeth Living said it was following the orders of fire brigade officials who had visited the blocks that day and ordered an immediate clean-up.

The borough was singled out as the capital’s worst offender for carrying out fire safety checks when only two of its 112 tower blocks were revealed this month to have had assessments.

Brittany Point leaseholder Steve Rise said: “It happened because the council had their guard down after the buildings were exposed as unsafe.

“Everything the council is doing is reactionary, it’s not being proactive about anything.”

Lambeth Living chief executive Cathy Deplessis said a letter had been delivered to residents telling them how to retrieve their possessions.

She added: “Residents have received repeated warnings, reminding them of the importance of not leaving items in the communal areas.

“We tried to contact every resident by knocking on doors so they could claim their property prior to any removal action taken.”

Email: newsdesk@slp.co.uk

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October Half Term SAZ free activities

Hi,

Sport Action Zone is offering free activities during October Half Term.

To register your child/ren please complete the form below and email/ fax it to me or alternatively bring it to Lilian Baylis Old School on Monday the 26^th October.

Kind regards

Karim

Karim Habibi

Activities Co-ordinator

North Southwark & North Lambeth Sport Action Zone

Lilian Baylis Old School

Lollard Street

London SE11 6PY

T: 020 3268 0012

F: 020 3242 0004

M: 07920 465 467

E: karim.Habibi@btconnect.com

karim.habibi@thesportactionzone.org

W: www.thesportactionzone.org

Water and Gas Mains replacement works - Kennington Park Road and Borough High St

I am writing to make you aware of the next stages of the major utility mains replacement programmes that have been ongoing in Southwark for some months. Thames Water and Southern Gas Networks (SGN) will shortly commence a further series of works to replace their mains on TfL’s roads in the borough. These works are necessary because the gas and water service infrastructure is ageing and must be replaced to reduce the likelihood of future leaks and bursts, which are very disruptive to users of the road network and to local people and businesses.

The first phase began on Newington Butts, Southwark on 19 October, and is scheduled to be completed by 1 November. We do not expect the works to have a very great impact on traffic overall. This phase will involve lane closures while maintaining two-way traffic flow. No diversions to traffic are necessary. We will however monitor traffic flow in the area carefully and will act as required to mitigate any disruption as far as possible.

The second phase will begin on 2 November at the junction of Kennington Lane and Kennington Park Road, and is scheduled to be completed by 27 November. The works will require the right turn from Kennington Park Road into Kennington Lane to be closed for the duration of this phase. Traffic will instead be diverted via Kennington Park Road, Harleyford Street, Kennington Oval, and Harleyford Road before rejoining Kennington Lane. Once completed Thames Water’s works will require the closure of a traffic lane between Penton Place and Kennington Park Place. Work at Kennington Park Road is scheduled to be completed by February 2010, although Thames Water will cease work over the Christmas period (from 18 December – 4 January). We expect these works will have only minor impacts on traffic and no diversions are necessary.

From 30 November, Thames Water and SGN’s current joint working on Borough High Street will move into a new phase involving a full closure of the southbound carriageway of Borough High Street at its junction with Southwark Street. Borough High Street will remain available for northbound traffic however southbound traffic will be diverted via Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road and Marshalsea Road. This closure will be required until June 2010, during which time approximately 1000m of gas and water mains will be replaced.

TfL has worked closely with Thames Water, SGN and London Borough of Southwark to plan these works to have the least possible impact on traffic, local people and businesses.

We have brought forward the works at Newington Butts and Kennington Park Road so as to avoid conflict with development works at Elephant and Castle and ensure the phase of the works involving the diversion is completed before Borough High Street goes one-way.

We will ensure that the water mains replacement in Tooley Street (due for completion on 14 November) is completed before Borough High St is restricted to one-way traffic only.

Various further action has been taken by TfL to mitigate disruption arising from the works. For example, in respect of the Borough High Street closure:

• Ensuring the gas and water mains are replaced simultaneously. This will reduce the works duration, and disruption to local people, by seven months.
• Careful planning and co-ordination with the London Borough of Southwark to ensure there is no conflict with other major works and other activities in the area (e.g. Shard development)
• Development and use of traffic light plans to help keep traffic moving in the area and particularly on the diversion routes
• Strategic use of fixed-position Variable Message Signs (VMS) to inform drivers of the works and allow them to take alternative routes
• Deployment of five mobile VMS signs by Thames Water and SGN to supplement fixed-position signs
• We are seeking the agreement of Southwark’s Environmental Health Office to extended working hours and 7-day /week working.

Communications to users and residents have included:

· Letters from Thames Water and SGN to local residents and businesses

· A open public consultation meeting was held by Thames Water on 21 September for the Borough High Street works

· VMS will be deployed as mentioned

· TfL is making information about the works available to local London radio for broadcast and to the Metro, and on-line.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us on 0845 305 1234 or at londonstreets@tfl.gov.uk.

Yours faithfully

Customer Services – London Streets

Transport for London

Surface Transport Communications

Charity art auction and exhibition at Roots & Shoots

Dear Neighbours

The limitations of AOL meant that the poster sent out over the weekend for the Friend of Roots & Shoots was a mess!

So, here is the information again in text form.

Best wishes

Cathy

PRESS RELEASE

CHARITY AUCTION OF WORK BY LEADING 20^TH CENTURY ARTISTS

AND ART EXHIBITION

Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, London SE11 6DN

Auction: 31 October

Exhibition: 26 – 29 October

Paintings by Mary Fedden, Lewin Bassingthwaite, Jack Simcock, Edward Ardizzone, Carel Weight and Lorna Binns will be among 250 – 350 pictures on sale at the Roots and Shoots’ charity auction on Saturday 31 October.

On sale at the Auction (1.30pm on Saturday 31^st October) will be between 250 – 300 oils, watercolours and prints including work by leading 20^th century artists including Mary Fedden (below left), Lewin Bassingthwaite, Jack Simcock (below right), Edward Ardizzone, Carel Weight and Lorna Binns.

Prices are expected to range from £10 to £20,000 for the watercolours, oils and prints by many different artists in the auction which is sponsored by office equipment and supplies company EBG. And although the work by the well-known artists is already creating a buzz among collectors, there are also many other beautiful, collectible and affordable pictures.

The sellers’ and buyers’ commissions will be donated to Roots and Shoots and Andrew Hallifax-Lyons, who is coordinating the event, hopes to raise a substantial amount.

ART EXHIBITION

The auction will follow an exhibition (26 – 29 October) of work by eight contemporary British artists, each of whom is donating a piece for sale in aid of Roots and Shoots.

On show will be Jenny Anthony’s flamboyant equestrian sculpture and paintings, work by Kevin Sweeney, whose enigmatic sculptures are in a growing number of private and corporate collections and David Selby’s exuberant sculpture and paintings, which have been exhibited in many parts of the world.

Paintings of people and places, plants and flowers by the talented Rymer family – Vic, Gillian and Natalie; Sarah Hoskins’ vibrant people paintings and Helen Lomas’s evocative visual diary of her world travels, all combine to create an exhibition that sits perfectly in its surroundings, one of south London’s ‘green’ gems!

AUCTION: Saturday 31 October 1.30pm. Viewing Friday 30 October 4pm – 8pm; Saturday 31 October 10am – 1pm.

ART EXHIBITION: Mon 26 October 10am – 4pm; Tues 27 to Thurs 29 October, 10am – 8pm.

For more information visit www.rootsandshoots.org.uk

Next KA Bazaar: Saturday 7th November: STORAGE

Dear Neighbours

As some of you know, John Roberts kindly stores donated items in between our Bazaars and he reports that his garage is getting full so we should be in for a bumper Bazaar this time!

If you have items that you are willing to donate but are not able to hold on to them until the Friday night, do please be in touch with John, via email at johnroberts@homechoice.co.uk, to arrange to put them into his garage.

Very many thanks

Best wishes

Cathy Preece

KA Administrative Assistant

REMINDER: Next KA Bazaar: Saturday 7th November 11am - 1pm

Charity art auction and exhibition at Roots and Shoots

Five MPs involved in the expenses scandal who have not been criticised by Sir Thomas Legg

Five MPs involved in the expenses scandal who have not been criticised by Sir Thomas Legg

Not all MPs who faced questions over their expenses earlier this year have been asked to pay money back so far by Sir Thomas Legg, who is auditing all claims over the past five years.

By Martin Beckford and Holly Watt
Published: 8:30AM BST 15 Oct 2009

Elliot Morley

Elliot Morley, the former agriculture minister, claimed £800 a month for a mortgage on his constituency home, although he had already paid off the mortgage.

The Labour MP repaid more than £16,000 after the Telegraph disclosed that he had claimed the “phantom” mortgage for almost two years.

At the same time that Mr Morley was claiming for a non-existent mortgage at his constituency home, he had also rented out his “main home” in London to a fellow MP, Ian Cawsey.

Mr Morley subsequently returned a further £20,000 to the fees office as he had been claiming for the capital repayments on the Scunthorpe mortgage.

Under the rules, MPs are only allowed to claim mortgage interest costs. Mr Morley was barred from standing as a Labour MP at the next election by party officials.

Brian Binley

Brian Binley, the MP for Northampton South, rented a flat from his own company for over three years. Shortly after he was elected in 2005, BCC Marketing bought a flat in Pimlico for £345,000.

From February 2006, Mr Binley paid the company £1,500 a month, although he and his wife owned 40 per cent of the company and he was the founding chairman.

Two months after Mr Binley moved into the flat, the rules were tightened to bar MPs from renting properties from any company in which they had an interest. However, Mr Binley appealed against the rule change.

Michael Martin, the Speaker at the time, took three years to hear the appeal, but upheld the rules and barred Mr Binley from continuing to rent the flat from his own company. In the interim, Mr Binley paid his company £57,000 in rent.

David Chaytor

The Labour MP for Bury North is under investigation by police over alleged claims for a “phantom mortgage”.

The Daily Telegraph discovered that he had used the second home allowance to claim almost £13,000 in mortgage interest payments on a loan on his Westminster flat that he had already repaid.

The backbencher blamed an “unforgivable error in my accounting procedures”. He “flipped” the designation of his second home six times in five years, including once to a house registered in his son’s name.

Mr Chaytor was also found to have claimed almost £5,000 from his office expenses to pay his daughter under an assumed name.

Mr Chaytor was banned from standing as a Labour candidate again by the party’s “star chamber” and is stepping down at the election.

Shahid Malik

The Labour MP for Dewsbury stepped down as a junior justice minister after this newspaper reported a claim by his landlord, Tahir “Terry’’ Zaman, that he was charging Mr Malik well below the market rent for his Yorkshire home.

Mr Malik was said to be paying less than £100 a week for his “main home” in his constituency while claiming the maximum allowance expenses for his designated second home in London.

He also tried to claim £2,100 for a 40in Sony flatscreen television. Mr Malik was cleared of breaching the ministerial code by Sir Philip Mawer, the former parliamentary standards commissioner, and returned to government as a junior communities minister.

But he faced further questions over claims of £6,500 for a property he called “office 2”, which turned out to be the ground floor of his constituency home.

Hazel Blears

The Labour MP for Salford and former communities secretary claimed expenses for three properties in a single year.

She “flipped” her designated second home from her constituency base, where she had been claiming mortgage interest and furnishings, to a flat in Kennington where the mortgage interest was £850 a month.

She sold the flat for a profit of £45,000 in August 2004 then began charging taxpayers £211 a night for overnight hotel stays.

Miss Blears went on to buy another flat in London and furnish it using public money, including more than £200 on bath towels.

It later emerged that she had lawfully avoided paying capital gains tax on the sale of two properties. Miss Blears appeared on television brandishing a cheque for £13,000 in “back tax” but later resigned from the Cabinet.