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Originally Posted by Gary L
If he never did what he did and got arrested. I wonder if he would have driven home?
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Doubt it - in London we have things called black cabs.....
Apparently Joyce had to resign as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary in 2010 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a breath test......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Joyce
His record on expenses also makes interesting reading...
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Joyce was the top-claiming Member of the House of Commons for the 2005–06 Parliamentary Session, claiming £174,811 in expenses, of which 62% was for staff and office costs.[22] ......he once again rose to the top of the expenses list for the 2007–08 Parliamentary Session with £187,334.[24]
Joyce was the first MP to claim more than £1 million cumulatively in expenses.[25] In October 2007 Joyce claimed £180 for three oil paintings. When asked why he had used taxpayer's funds in such a way he replied "because they look nice."[26] In May 2009, tabloids reported Joyce was seeking advice from HM Revenue and Customs regarding £40,000 in unpaid capital gains tax on the sale of his London home, which he had designated as his second home under the Second Homes Allowance scheme.."
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