Spellar’s share in company paid by taxpayer for his office rental
John Spellar, the anti-Momentum Labour MP for Warley in the West Midlands borough of Sandwell, is a key figure in the Labour right – and has been at the centre […]
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Corbyn’s elegant put-down re Umunna unpaid intern ad – Twitter LOLs in response
Labour MP Chuka Umunna has faced criticism since a Leeds University student tweeted an ad, circulated by the university, for an unpaid intern to work in his London office. Umunna […]
Umunna offers unpaid internship – and defends it
Labour MP Chuka Umunna has been criticised by Young Labour and others for advertising an unpaid intern position: Labour Party policy, as Young Labour’s Twitter account pointed out, is to […]
Mismatch in MP donation reporting process leaves gaping loophole for abuse
Political donations are currently a major news topic because of large sums given to Labour MP Tom Watson by Max Mosley – and allegations by Channel 4 News and a […]
MP expense payments to undisclosed recipients – FOI reveals.. what exactly?
Last month the following Freedom of Information request was submitted to IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) about a series of payments claimed on expenses with largely round numbers but […]