Blackpool North and Cleveleys MP Paul Maynard broke expenses rules by using taxpayer-funded resources to produce “overtly political” material for the Tories, a watchdog has found.
A report by Ipsa’s compliance officer published on Thursday said: “The MP reasonably believed he had put in place an agreement with Ipsa to allow for the occasional use of his constituency office for non-parliamentary purposes and made regular payments to Ipsa for this purpose,” the report said. It added: “On the assumption, the ‘Riso’ has been used 10% of the time for non-parliamentary purposes it would appropriate for the MP to reimburse Ipsa the sum of £1,257.28.
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