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Tory MEP Giles Chichester resigns after expenses scandal

By John Hirst

Tory MEP Giles Chichester resigns after expenses scandal

"Whoops-a-daisy I am shown up to have made a mistake".

This must be the understatement of the year. Or, at least, it is up there with the McCanns "We've done nothing wrong".

It wasn't a mistake. It was deliberate.

To claim he did not know it was against the rules beggars belief. To argue that he did not know the rules had changed 5 years ago, is beyond belief. It was his job to know.

Now he is out of a job.

I don't think the Tories should be able to draw a line under this and just move on.

Also, I see no difference between this crook and Derek Conway. Or, Michael Martin for that matter.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).