MPs' expenses: Humfrey Malins claimed £58,000 for flat in which his children lived
Humfrey Malins, a Conservative MP who serves as a Crown Court judge, has claimed £58,000 in taxpayer-funded expenses for a flat in which his children have stayed rent-free.
I admit I had never heard of Humfrey Malins until today. He has recently announced his intention to leave parliament at the next general election. No mention of the expenses scandal here: "I want to stand down at a time when hopefully some people will say 'We’re sorry to see you go', rather than 'We thought you’d gone ages ago'".
I cannot say I am sorry to see him go. However, I can understand why it is thought he can no longer serve as an MP. I fail to see how someone who is not fit to be a MP because of a expenses scandal can be fit to remain as a judge? The situation could occur whereby Humphrey Malins has to sit in judgment on a case of fraud...
Surely, Humphrey Malins must tender his resignation and no longer sit as a judge?
I could not agree with your statement more. I am constituent of Mr Malin in Woking and am appalled by his blatent ptofiteering at my expense. I commute to London from Woking every day (no seat - just the floor for this poor pleb) so why the hell cant he?
ReplyDeleteI haven't got the luxury of my own seat at my own PC! My misses has stuffed it full with clean washing! I have to sit on the feckin' edge of the seat as I type! Why should these plebs have a whole expense account at their mercy?
ReplyDeleteNumpty Humfrey sat on a wall
ReplyDeleteNumpty Humfrey had a great fall
All the King's horses and all the King's men said
"Ahh, fuckit, not another bent politician again....."