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A former Labour MP ordered to hand over almost £18,000 in expenses says he was never contacted by the watchdog carrying out the inquiry.
• Expenses MP attacks media reports
  
A Labour MP facing charges over his expenses says he is the victim of "selective reporting and outlandish claims".
• Expenses authority to cost £6.6m
  
The parliamentary body for policing expenses will cost about six times as much to set up as MPs have been told to repay.
• Expenses MP to join lobbying firm
  
Tory MP Andrew MacKay, who is quitting Parliament over his expenses claims, is to work for an international lobbying group.
• BBC Trust reveals expenses
  
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons claimed more than the average UK salary in expenses, figures reveal.
• Osborne to repay expenses
  
George Osborne agrees to repay £1,936 after he was found to have "unintentionally" breached the rules on expenses.
• Osborne rejects fuel duty claims
  
George Osborne rejects reports that a Tory government could increase fuel duty to fund tax cuts for married couples.
• Osborne backs Obama bank plan
  
Shadow chancellor George Osborne backs US President Barack Obama's plan to break up the big banks.
• MP may lose pay off over expenses
  
A Labour MP faces being stripped of a £65,000 allowance for retiring MPs after a "serious" breach of expenses rules.
• Parly responds to travel expenses accusations
  
Parliament has acted to justify the travel allowances it pays MPs, after criticism earlier this week by Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille, who says some members may be using ...