I bet they're squirming at the thought of it all coming out.
Sh1tting themselves to claim it's a breach of the the official secrets act.
Full story here.
A businessman offered to sell the details of every expense claim made by MPs over the past five years to The Times for £300,000. Similar approaches have also been made to other national newspapers.
He said that scans of a million receipts claimed as part of MPsâ £24,000 second-home allowance had been âinadvertentlyâ duplicated by the parliamentary authorities.
The businessman, whose company is based in the City, said that he was offering the politically sensitive information because he believed that it was in the public interest. When he made clear that he was expecting money, The Times turned down the offer.
His approach sheds light on the story that has engulfed Westminster after Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, had to apologise for claiming the cost of pornographic films on her Commons expenses.
He said that scans of a million receipts claimed as part of MPsâ £24,000 second-home allowance had been âinadvertentlyâ duplicated by the parliamentary authorities.
The businessman, whose company is based in the City, said that he was offering the politically sensitive information because he believed that it was in the public interest. When he made clear that he was expecting money, The Times turned down the offer.
His approach sheds light on the story that has engulfed Westminster after Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, had to apologise for claiming the cost of pornographic films on her Commons expenses.
He said: âItâs probably [a] breach of the Official Secrets Act. It may be a theft, but we will get to the bottom of it. In the public interest, by the way.â