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17-12-2013 9:40 AM
Lord Hanningfield expenses scandal: 'There are 50 other peers doing it that I could name' 17 Dec 2013 07:50 In a heated exchange in the car park of Ingatestone train station, in Essex, at 1pm on Monday, we confronted him with our dossier of evidence Name and shame?: Lord Hanningfield Name and shame?: Lord Hanningfield Lord Hanningfield has defended himself over a “clock in, clock out” row and said: “I could name 50 other peers that do it.” Defiant Hanningfield admitted there was a culture within the House of Lords of peers turning up just to claim their £300 tax-free allowance. But he insisted the money was used by Lords for “entertaining and meeting people”, as well as paying staff. Despite our overwhelming evidence that he was spending just minutes inside Parliament in exchange for the £300 attendance rate, he still insisted he had done nothing wrong. In a heated exchange in the car park of Ingatestone train station, in Essex, at 1pm yesterday, we confronted him. Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lord-hanningfield-expenses-scandal-there-2934870#ixzz2niv2IDcb Follow