Summary
THE new coalition government was facing its first major crisis last night after Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws admitted he had channelled more than GBP 40,000 of taxpayers' money to his gay partner.
The Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister - who this week promised public spending curbs which would send "shockwaves" through Whitehall - claimed up to GBP 950 a month for five years on MPs' expenses, to rent a room in two properties owned by his lover.See the full content of this document
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New Treasury Chief in Expenses Scandal
Mr Laws issued an apology last night and announced he would "immediately" pay back tens of thousands of pounds claimed for rent and other housing costs between 2006 and ...
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