The controversy comes after Rishi Sunak decided not to launch an inquiry into Suella Braverman for attempting to get a private course to avoid points for a driving offence
A Government minister, two Tory MPs and an SNP representative are being asked to repay hundreds of pounds in driving fines which they claimed on expenses.Home Secretary Suella Braverman
, and who is also a Government Whip, is one of four MPs to have claimed for the fines, as detailed in the expenses register. The Derby North MP claimed back an £80 fixed penalty notice issued by Transport for London on July 2, 2020. Tory MPs Simon Hoare and Bim Afolami, as well as SNP MP Dave Doogan, also put similar claims through expenses, as reported inNow the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is to contact those who have made the claims to ask for the money to be repaid after it admitted that it had wrongfully allowed the payments to be made.
A spokesman for the watchdog said: “MPs are not allowed to claim for penalty charges and fines under IPSA rules. Paragraph 3.26 of the Scheme of MPs’ Staffing and Business Costs clearly states that these fines are not claimable.“We will contact MPs and ask them to repay, where appropriate. We have changed our process to ensure any future such claims are not paid, and will reiterate the scheme rules to MPs.
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