ED Vaizey’s decision to pay back £2,000 he claimed to partly furnish his constituency home is to be applauded.
His claims were within the rules, but the Wantage MP has decided to repay the money following the outcry over some MP’s scandalous claims.
We bet scores of other MPs’ consciences don’t trouble them as much.
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