Jun 21 2009 by William Green, Sunday Sun
NORTH MPs’ expenses were published last week. Here is the cream of the cheeky claims crop:
David Clelland, Tyne Bridge MP: £1.99 for a toilet roll
Vera Baird, Redcar MP: 59p for washing up gloves
Fraser Kemp, Houghton and Washington East MP: 37p for a spoon
Bill Etherington, Sunderland North MP: £30.60 for doorknobs
Jim Cousins, Newcastle Central MP: 98p for a lightbulb
Ronnie Campbell, Blyth Valley MP: £39 for a Panama Hat