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Saturday, June 20, 2009

MPs plot to abandon publication of receipts

Parliament is planning to block the future release of expenses receipts after the humiliation endured by MPs this week, The Times has learnt.

Senior MPs have drawn up plans to replace the publication of every receipt with a spreadsheet detailing individual claims.

The changes would make less information available for public scrutiny, despite the anger caused this week by the way in which details were blacked out from the official files.

The news emerged as a handful of MPs and peers learnt that they may face prosecution. A Scotland Yard inquiry will focus on three MPs and two peers, The Times understands.

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