LORD Truscott, one of the peers at the centre of the cash-for-legislation affair, is not fondly remembered by his former staff when, as plain Peter Truscott, he was elected MEP for Hertfordshire in 1994. When the list system came into place four years later, he was humiliatingly put in fourth place for the enlarged new constituency – meaning he was unlikely to get elected again. In spite of the fact that he could continue claiming salaries for his staff for three months after the following year’s elections, he set about closing his office and sacking staff a full 12 months early, forcing party chiefs and trade union reps to step in. Just looking after his pennies.
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