Five Facts, Five Opinions.

MP Expense Scandal

Facts:

• Leaked by the Telegraph Group in 2009.
• Resulted in a large number of resignations, sackings, de-selections and retirement announcements.
• Bernard Jenkin was ordered to pay the most, at £63, 250.
• Each MP recieved a letter whether or not they would be required to repay any expenses they had claimed.
• Gordon Brown was Prime Minister at the time of the leak of the scandal.

Opinions:

• Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries said many of her colleagues "feared a suicide".
• David Cameron said, "I want to say sorry it has come to this and sorry for the actions of some Tory MPs"
• Stewart Jackson, Conservative MP said, "The pool came with the house and I needed to know how to run it".
• Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor said, "What was unthinkable just a few weeks ago has suddenly become unavoidable."
• Michael, British Citizen said, "They chose their 'job' and no one is forcing them to do it. Pay them a wage and that's it. That's how the rest of us work".