A SENIOR Labour MP has been challenged by a member of his own staff over the thousands of pounds in mileage he claimed from the taxpayer.
Jim Devine, who has claimed a total of nearly £17,000 in "car" and "mileage" costs, said his office manager drove him around his constituency in her own vehicle and he repaid her costs in full.
But the office manager, Marion Kinley, told the Sunday Herald: "I received only £60."
Since September 2005, when Devine was elected, the parliamentary expenses register shows that he has claimed £17,380 in "car" and "mileage" costs. This can also cover taxi expenses.
The MP initially told the Sunday Herald he had not driven a car during this period because of a foot injury, and was on many occasions taken around Livingston by Kinley in her own vehicle. He later clarified this, saying the driving was split between himself, in a car rented from a trade union, and driving undertaken by Kinley.
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Deep in the trough. And Gorbals Mick will assist by not allowing the public to know where this swill is spent.
So how can they complain when Englishmen vote BNP???
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