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Shadow minister cleared of breaking expenses rules

Shadow prisons minister Alan Duncan was cleared today of wrongly claiming tens of thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments on his second home. Full Article at The Independent

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  1. Britain's new shadow business secretary Kenneth Clarke (L) smiles during a shadow cabinet meeting, as he sits with shadow minister for the cabinet office, Francis Maude, and shadow leader of the House of Commons Alan Duncan (R) in central London January 20, 2009.
  2. COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (C) chats to members of the emergency services at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters which is controlling operations across the county during flooding on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England.
  3. Britain's opposition Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, listens to questions at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron walk through the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament during the State opening of Parliament, on November 18, 2009 in London, England.
  6. WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron plants a 'heritage tree' in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England.
  7. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attends a service to Mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, United...
  8. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph...
  9. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) In this handout provided by the Conservative Party,, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron checks his speech in his Wesminster office with William Hague ahead of making a speech on Europe on November 4, 2009 in London.

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