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Ex-Labour MP Jared O’Mara guilty of £24K expenses fraud to fund drug habit

Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim taxpayers’ cash to fund his cocaine habit.

The Independent UK

Ex-MP Jared O'Mara GUILTY of fraud after claiming £24,000 to fund cocaine lifestyle

The judge said O'Mara had been accused of trying to fraudulently claim up to £30,000 in taxpayers' money to fund an "extravagant lifestyle - drink, cigarettes and, above all, cocaine"

Daily Mirror

MPs should get medals and bigger payoffs, says report

Exit payments compare poorly with other countries, says cross-party group of MPs

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Make it easier for MPs to claim 'redundancy' cash after losing seat, says committee

Some MPs experienced 'financial challenges and hardship' after losing their seats, it is claimed

Wales Online

Make it easier for MPs to claim redundancy cash after losing seat — committee

The Commons Administration Committee said MP loss-of-office payments should not be ‘contingent’ on carrying out winding-up tasks.

The Independent UK

Jury retires to consider verdicts in trial of former MP accused of fraud

Jared O’Mara, 41, represented the constituency of Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.

The Independent UK

Jared O’Mara ‘thoroughly rotten’, prosecutor in fraud trial says

Former Labour MP came up with ‘a series of scams’ to fund his ‘galloping’ cocaine habit, court told

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Former MP Jared O’Mara owed thousands to drug dealer, court hears

Former Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam accused of making fraudulent expenses claims of nearly £30,000

The Guardian - UK

MP who ‘faked expenses to buy cocaine’ was thousands in debt to dealer, court told

Jared O’Mara accused of submitting fake invoices to fund drug habit

The Independent UK

Ex-MP accused of fraud ‘was thousands of pounds in debt to drug dealer’

Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

The Independent UK

Ex-MP accused of fraud ‘went to constituency office once or twice in six months’

Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

The Independent UK

Jared O’Mara accused of making false claims from disability budget for MPs

Leeds crown court hears how invoices submitted by former Labour MP who is facing eight fraud charges were ‘amateurish’

The Guardian - UK

Former MP accused of invoice fraud had ‘dysfunctional’ office, court told

Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

The Independent UK

Ex-MP O’Mara ‘tried to claim up to £30,000 to fund extensive cocaine habit’

Jared O’Mara, who represented Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, is on trial for submitting ‘dishonest’ invoices

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The Independent UK

Ex-MP ‘tried to claim up to £30,000 from taxpayer to fund cocaine habit’

Jared O’Mara on trial for submitting ‘dishonest’ invoices

The Independent UK

Ex-MP Jared O’Mara ‘tried to claim up to £30,000 to fund extensive cocaine habit’

Jared O’Mara, who represented Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, is on trial for submitting ‘dishonest’ invoices.

Daily Mirror

Being sacked by Rishi Sunak after 49 days in cabinet was 'brutal' says top Tory

Kit Malthouse was briefly Education Secretary while Liz Truss was Prime Minister - but said there was no point trying to sugar-coat his exit from the top team

Daily Mirror

MP expenses watchdog apologises for saying Christmas parties can be billed to taxpayer

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) revealed MPs had received abuse "as a result of our guidance" in a statement admitting it had failed to "recognise the public mood"

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The Guardian - UK

Watchdog apologises for saying MPs’ Christmas party costs are claimable

Ipsa’s earlier advice on expenses for food and decorations led to MPs receiving abuse from the public

Wales Online

MP expenses Watchdog apologises for telling politicians to claim for Christmas parties

Ipsa said it had failed to recognise the public mood when it issued the guidance.

The National (Scotland)

Watchdog apologises for telling MPs to claim expenses for Christmas parties

THE watchdog responsible for MPs’ expenses has apologised for telling MPs they could charge taxpayers for Christmas parties, which resulted in…

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'It's preposterous': North East MPs slam plans to allow expense claims for Christmas parties

New guidance from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority says MPs can claim for food, drink and decorations for the first time

Manchester Evening News

MPs slam ‘naive’ and ‘irresponsible’ rules allowing them to claim expenses for Christmas parties

A government watchdog has told MPs they can claim the cost of food, drink and “festive decorations”

Daily Record

Outrage as taxpayers to foot bill for MPs' Christmas parties during cost-of-living crisis

Though alcohol was deemed off limits for expenses, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has been widely criticised for giving the go-ahead amid a cost-of-living crisis.

The Independent UK

Sunak warns MPs over Christmas party expenses after watchdog gives go-ahead

The Prime Minister ‘doesn’t intend’ to put food and refreshments on expenses amid criticism of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

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