John Bercow put his own wife on furlough — despite having £400,000 in the bank
Mr Bercow found to be 'serial bully' and a 'serial liar' by parliamentary watchdog. He used the scheme to claim for his wife, Sally, who provides 'administrative support' to the company.
He dipped into employment support scheme in each of the ten months for which the Government has published figures. Each claim was in category from £1 to £10,000; Mr Bercow insisted total figure claimed is 'well under £10,000'. Claim was made by couple's company, Fedhead Ltd, through which he appears to funnel payments for public speaking
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