Immunity for MPs who repay expenses

Immunity for MPs who repay expenses

MPs who have admitted breaking expenses rules have been offered secret Parliamentary deals to repay the money without being identified, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Janet Anderson MP

Jo Brand

Dozens of MPs are understood to have paid back money without their names or abuses being disclosed to the public following the fast-tracked inquiries into their conduct.

The disclosure about the secret justice system will add to growing concerns over the safeguards in place to punish MPs found to have misused public funds.

The behind closed doors system means voters are not being told if their MP has inappropriately claimed thousands of pounds for their second home, office or travel.


"It is not clear why the identities of those making repayments are not made public in the same way that criminals pleading guilty who do not face a full court trial are named".