Tuesday
29Jan2008
why some of us warned tory bloggers to keep their trap shut
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 11:12AM
The Guardian: -
When most people couldn't give a monkeys about politics, is it any wonder it attracts such contemptible scoundrels?
Tory MP facing suspension 'paid another son'
A senior Tory MP facing suspension from the House of Commons for paying his son out of MPs' staffing allowances could have the whip withdrawn and be questioned by police amid allegations that he paid a second son.
Derek Conway yesterday apologised "unreservedly" to MPs after being reprimanded by the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee for paying his son, Frederick, more than £40,000 between 2004 and 2007 when he was an undergraduate at Newcastle University.
When most people couldn't give a monkeys about politics, is it any wonder it attracts such contemptible scoundrels?


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