Names of 20 British MPs investigated over expenses to be released

LONDON – Some 20 MPs investigated for alleged expenses abuses will be named tomorrow after a climbdown by the Commons watchdog…

LONDON – Some 20 MPs investigated for alleged expenses abuses will be named tomorrow after a climbdown by the Commons watchdog.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s own guidelines indicate that politicians should be identified when a formal investigation is launched.

But no details have been released since the body took over running the system 17 months ago.

The authority’s compliance officer Luke March said in July that naming MPs could be “unfair” and suggested there should be no publicity at all if they were cleared. – (PA)

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