Amess pays back some of expenses claims
Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess has paid back part of the expenses he has claimed.
Mr Amess’ expenses were published online last week. Since then, he has attracted criticism for claiming the maximum allowance for food when Parliament was not sitting, and for payments to consultancies without adequate invoicing information.
Mr Amess has paid back £106 out of his total claims. This is thought to be due to an over-claim of council tax.
Mr Amess previously said that the Conservative Party Scrutiny Committee and the Fees Office had said that the was not required to pay any money back at all.
