New Posts For Thread: Labour MP paid £17 for a poppy wreath for Rememberance Day and claims the money back as expenses!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expensesMPs still taking the piss thenIt was a honest mistake.(now she's been caught)Probably a straight A student, though.Mistakes do happen (and dishonest people do get caught)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543961049#543961049It was a honest mistake.(now she's been caught)Probably a straight A student, though.Mistakes do happen (and dishonest people do get caught)Mon, 16 Mar 2015 07:38:10 -0500It's unlikely she will come out of this smelling of roses unless she can get them filed under travelling expenses.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543960729#543960729It's unlikely she will come out of this smelling of roses unless she can get them filed under travelling expenses.Mon, 16 Mar 2015 06:19:38 -0500how thick can you be to risk bad claims this close to election.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543960467#543960467how thick can you be to risk bad claims this close to election.Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:23:05 -0500how do you start a processstart a claim--DOHhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543960395#543960395how do you start a processstart a claim--DOHMon, 16 Mar 2015 04:57:50 -0500Actually i can't see the problem with this as she was on official duty - it wouldnt have been a problem if they had issued her with one in the same way Cameroon , Clegg and miliband get them. However .... she IS the uber superior MP for Rotherham whohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543960297#543960297Actually i can't see the problem with this as she was on official duty - it wouldnt have been a problem if they had issued her with one in the same way Cameroon , Clegg and miliband get them. However .... she IS the uber superior MP for Rotherham whoMon, 16 Mar 2015 04:24:46 -0500"mistakenly processed" - of course it washttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543960155#543960155"mistakenly processed" - of course it wasMon, 16 Mar 2015 03:19:57 -0500She will be thumbing through Natalie Bennett's book of excuses.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543958427#543958427She will be thumbing through Natalie Bennett's book of excuses.Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:33:46 -0500£17 bargainhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543958059#543958059£17 bargainSun, 15 Mar 2015 18:49:31 -0500Another vote winner for......?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543958053#543958053Another vote winner for......?Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:48:58 -0500An MP claimed £17 on expenses for the cost of a Remembrance Day poppy wreath.Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, billed the taxpayer for the tribute as "office costs", describing it as "necessary expenses".The Independent Parliamentary Standardhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30459849/labour-mp-paid-17-for-a-poppy-wreath-for-rememberance-day-and-claims-the-money-back-as-expenses?post_id=543957989#543957989An MP claimed £17 on expenses for the cost of a Remembrance Day poppy wreath.Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, billed the taxpayer for the tribute as "office costs", describing it as "necessary expenses".The Independent Parliamentary StandardSun, 15 Mar 2015 18:45:07 -0500