DPP charges politicians on expenses fraud
According to the Beeb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8499590.stm David Chaytor, Elliot Morley, Jim Devine & Lord Hanningfield. |
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Woop.
---------- Post added at 11:13 ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 ---------- 3 Labour MPs: Jim Devine, MP for for Livingston David Chaytor, MP for Bury North Elliot Morley, MP for Glanford and Scunthorpe 1 Tory Peer: Lord Hanningfield |
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I've changed the link in the OP to the BBC's text version of the story rather than the live video news feed. :)
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Excellent news.
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They only looked back at the last 4 years of expenses though.
If you or I committed fraud five years ago would we get such leniency? |
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Just heard its magistrate's court so its unlikely they will go to prison (max setence is 6 months in magistrate's court), but I think that was a bit of a pipe dream anyway.
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If they are found guilty can the court not refer it to a higher court for sentencing?
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Either way means that the magistrates can choose to send the trial to the Crown Court. Even if the magistrates prefer to try it themselves, the defendants can choose to go to the Crown Court. And even if the trial does proceed before magistrates, in the event of a guilty verdict the magistrates can decide, if they think the fitting sentence is beyond their powers, to send it to the Crown Court for sentencing. |
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Excellent news and about time too
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did any body read the main report published yesterday
http://www1.sky.com/news/expenses.pdf it' horrendous |
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Of course the other person named but not charged is also a New Labour Peer (by complete co-incidence of course)...
It all set me wondering whatever happened about yet another New Labour Peer's housing allowances and a quick search revealed this: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6991021.ece Quote:
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I am more concerned about MPs having private business interests. How many politicians were discovered to be given advise to businesses or sitting on their boards. Taking money from the taxpayer is one thing, means they are greedy. Taking money from businesses means they have vested interests which may not be those of the electorate.
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