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Denis MacShane: "plainly intended to deceive"


02/11/2012



MacShane, europhile extraordinaire and Labour MP for Rotherham, is looking at the prospect of being barred from his day job as an MP, for twelve months.

This follows an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, who found that MacShane had submitted 19 false invoices for his expenses, to the tune of £12,900, in a manner that was "plainly intended to deceive".

An unrepentent MacShane states that he "deeply" regrets that the way he chose to be reimbursed for costs related to his work in Europe and in combating anti-semitism, including being the Prime Minister's personal envoy, has been judged so harshly".

I suppose this is exactly the sort of thing one should expect from a deeply committed europhile. After all, anyone who believes in the EU can also convince themselves that theft in the name of personal enrichment is perfectly legitimate. After all, there is little difference between the EU and expenses fraud.

The only question now, is whether the Plod are going to get involved, or are they too busy smoking out Auntie BBC's nonces to have time to deal with a bent MP?

UPDATE: He has resigned after 18 years as an MP. "I have been overwhelmed by messages of support for my work as an MP on a range of issues but I accept that my parliamentary career is over", the thief said.

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