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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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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