Hazel Blears - MPs' Expenses Scandal
Submitted by Ian on Tue, 09/06/2009 - 14:42
Hazel Blears as voted for in our poll of most shameless MPs in the MPs' expenses row.
Constituency: Salford
Party: Labour
Poll percentage: 10%
Poll position: 1
Summary from Telegraph Coverage:
"Hazel Blears did not pay capital gains tax on a property she sold despite having told the Commons authorities it was her second home. She has since agreed to paid the tax but denied any wrongdoing. Claimed the costs of accountancy advice using expenses intended to fund their parliamentary and constituency offices. Bought expensive gadgets. Claimed for party political propaganda"
Link to full details from The Telegraph: full details
IMPORTANT: If you, or someone you know, would be interested in standing against this MP as an Independent (but generally a Labour supporter) - giving the natural Labour voters of Salford an alternative to abstaining or defecting - then please contact us.
Hazel Blears
The people of Salford will always vote Labour so if the Salford Labour Party re-select her , which they will, then she will be back at the trough. The obvious answer is to de-select her and select Ian Stewart who is the Labour MP the adjoining constituency of Eclles, which disappears at the next election. He is more honourable than this little snake