Great Yarmouth MP Tony Wright was yesterday given a clean bill of health from a parliamentary watchdog on MPs' second home expenses. The report by Sir Thomas Legg said that Mr Wright “has no issues” over his expense claims - unlike 390 of his MP colleagues who have been told they must pay back �1.
Great Yarmouth MP Tony Wright was yesterday given a clean bill of health from a parliamentary watchdog on MPs' second home expenses.
The report by Sir Thomas Legg said that Mr Wright “has no issues” over his expense claims - unlike 390 of his MP colleagues who have been told they must pay back �1.1m in claims dating from 2004 to 2008.
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