NOR have the Liberal Democrats escaped embarrassment in the expenses furore. In the queue to return sums to the public purse are Lembit Opik, who claimed on a £40 summons for non-payment of council tax, and Chris Huhne, who claimed £119 for a trouser press and 79p for a packet of biscuits. At least Mr Huhne might be able to utilise the trouser press to make his hair shirt more comfortable. Meanwhile, isn’t it about time Derek Conway, who some blame for starting all this, was re-admitted to the Conservative Party? What makes his sin of employing his son as an under-used researcher worse than any other?
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