A PARLIAMENTARY watchdog tried to bury news that 377 MPs had their official credit cards suspended amid fears they had broken rules on expenses.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was twice banned — in August 2015 and September 2017 — though it was not clear why.
PA:Press Association One MP famously claimed expenses for a duck house during the 2009 scandal[/caption]
Energy Minister Claire Perry admitted paying her Amazon Prime subscription using her Parliamentary credit card.
Cards can be suspended if MPs fail to provide receipts within 30 days or fail to repay ineligible claims.
The figures come ten years after a body was set up to monitor expenses following the 2009 scandal, where one MP famously claimed for his duck house.
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They were revealed by a Freedom of Information request which the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority tried to block.
The Telegraph reported last night the watchdog feared the “chilling effect” it could have on its relationship with politicians and claimed it could reduce public confidence in the regulatory system.
But it was over-ruled by a former High Court judge who said the risk of “embarrassing” MPs was no reason to keep the information secret.
Alamy Live News Jeremy Corbyn has had his work credit card suspended twice[/caption]
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