MPs Pocket Rents From Homes Paid For by Taxpayer

They are letting their second homes and so will not be caught by new rules introduced in the wake of the expenses scandal. In some cases MPs are moving into rented properties while letting out the flats the taxpayer has already funded.

The "property merry go-round" is thought to be costing the Exchequer millions of pounds a year as MPs move into properties within miles of houses that they own and have already been largely funded by the state.

The disclosure is expected to lead to calls for greater transparency in the expenses system to allow the public to see for which property their MP is claiming expenses.'

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