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Margaret Beckett in ‘take pity’ plea on expenses

MARGARET BECKETT, the former foreign secretary, has issued an extraordinary defence of MPs’ expenses, suggesting their lavish allowances are not generous enough. Full Article at Times Online

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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.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: The finishing touches are made to the Monument Of Marchese Spinetta Malaspina in the new Medieval and Renaissance exhibition at the V&A museum on November 30, 2009 in London, England.
  7. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) walks with Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup (C), and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth inside 10 Downing Street, in central London November 30, 2009.
  8. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 29: Richard Hammond arrives at the 'EA British Academy Children's Awards 2009' at The London Hilton on November 29, 2009 in London, England.
  9. LONDON - NOVEMBER 29: Jamie Archer performs at the T4 Stars of 2009 at Earls Court Arena on November 29, 2009 in London, England.

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  2. David Cameron David Cameron
  3. Sir Patrick Cormack
  4. Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham
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