The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 3 months ago

MPs can not afford to cover their costs says Margaret Beckett

Mrs Beckett, who claimed £72,537 in allowances for her constituency cottage while having no mortgage or rent to pay, said that MPs were left out of pocket by a political career. Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (R) and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Margaret Beckett watch Prime Minister Gordon Brown's address to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: (L-R) John Bercow, Margaret Beckett, Richard Shepherd, Ann Widdecombe, Parmjit Dhanda, Sir Alan Beith and Sir Alan Haselhurst some of the candidates for Speaker of The House of Commons pose for a group photo outside Parliament on June 22, 2009 in London.
  3. Former British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett speaks at a hustings event where possible candidates for the position of Speaker of the House of Commons, presented their manifestos to fellow Members of Parliament and the media in London, Monday, June, 15, 2009.
  4. DERBY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 7: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) is greeted by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett at the Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre on January 7, 2009 in Derby.
  5. LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 28: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) arrives for the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Royal Armouries with ministers Jack Straw (L), Rosie Winterton MP (2nd L), Baroness Scotland (R) and Margaret Beckett (2nd R) on November 28, 2008, Leeds, England.
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