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Tezcatlipoca · 28-05-2010, 23:29

Or, in effect, having the cost of himself paid from expenses, something which was allowed & was the point of the old regime... unfortunately however the person he was paying for his accommodation was also his partner (so there are issues regarding the later changes to the rules)... But even so, whether his landlord was just a random landlord, or whether his landlord was also his partner, he would still have needed to pay the cost of his own accommodation... Living with a partner doesn't mean you live for free, you still have to pay your share of the rent/mortage & other bills.

I think it was a mistake, but I doubt he did it to line his own pockets (doesn't need to*!), it seems more a case of an error of judgement made when trying to keep his private life private.

*[Of course he has enough money that really I think he should have paid all his accommodation costs out of his own pocket... however that goes for many MPs]

28-05-2010, 23:29	#10
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: New Treasury Minister David Laws refers himself to Parliamentary Standards Commis Or, in effect, having the cost of himself paid from expenses, something which was allowed & was the point of the old regime... unfortunately however the person he was paying for his accommodation was also his partner (so there are issues regarding the later changes to the rules)... But even so, whether his landlord was just a random landlord, or whether his landlord was also his partner, he would still have needed to pay the cost of his own accommodation... Living with a partner doesn't mean you live for free, you still have to pay your share of the rent/mortage & other bills. I think it was a mistake, but I doubt he did it to line his own pockets (doesn't need to!), it seems more a case of an error of judgement made when trying to keep his private life private. [Of course he has enough money that really I think he should have paid all his accommodation costs out of his own pocket... however that goes for many MPs]