Posts Tagged ‘ Councillors’ Expenses ’

Labour candidate accuses Lib Dem councillor of “jumping on the bandwagon” over councillor expenses issue

February 16, 2010
By ottermojo

By Rachel Charman Labour PPC for Rochford and Southend East Kevin Bonavia has claimed that Liberal Democrat Cllr Graham Longley and Independent Cllr Ron Woodley are out of touch on the issue of councillors’ expenses. Earlier today, Cllrs Longley and Woodley announced that they have launched an investigation into councillors’ travel expenses, involving the...
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Almost half Southend councillors made no expenses claims in 2007-08

June 23, 2009
By ottermojo

As the furore over MPs’ expenses rages on, the expenses claimed by local councillors has also come under scrutiny. Councillors, unless they are leaders or deputy leaders of the council, are not paid a salary, whereas MPs are. In Southend, just under half of councillors claimed no expenses at all for both 2007-08 and...
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