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| Tory MP who claimed moat cleaning on his expenses has been handed a peerage | Tory MP who claimed moat cleaning on his expenses has been handed a peerage |
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| A Conservative MP who claimed expenses to clean the moat on his country estate is to return to Parliament to vote on laws again. | A Conservative MP who claimed expenses to clean the moat on his country estate is to return to Parliament to vote on laws again. |
| Douglas Hogg, former MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, caused public outrage after claiming £2,200 on one of the most extravagant symbols of the 2009 expenses scandal. | Douglas Hogg, former MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, caused public outrage after claiming £2,200 on one of the most extravagant symbols of the 2009 expenses scandal. |
| But Mr Hogg, who did stood down at the 2010 general election after the outcry, will now return to Parliament as a life peer. | But Mr Hogg, who did stood down at the 2010 general election after the outcry, will now return to Parliament as a life peer. |
| David Cameron has given Mr Hogg a seat in the House of Lords along with 25 other Conservatives, including William Hague, David Willetts, and George Young. | David Cameron has given Mr Hogg a seat in the House of Lords along with 25 other Conservatives, including William Hague, David Willetts, and George Young. |
| Mr Hogg, soon to be Lord Hogg, repaid the cost of the cleaning under pressure from his party but maintained that he had not actually claimed the money. | |
| "I entirely understand the public anger that has erupted over expenses. The current system is deeply flawed; we parliamentarians have got it wrong and I apologise for that failure which is both collective and personal," he said at the time. | "I entirely understand the public anger that has erupted over expenses. The current system is deeply flawed; we parliamentarians have got it wrong and I apologise for that failure which is both collective and personal," he said at the time. |
| Labour MP Wes Streeting said the Prime Miniser had treated the public with disdain by elevating Mr Hogg to the Lords. | Labour MP Wes Streeting said the Prime Miniser had treated the public with disdain by elevating Mr Hogg to the Lords. |
| “Hogg peerage is two fingers to the people, who are still outraged by the expenses scandal. David Cameron hasn't learned anything, has he?” he tweeted. | “Hogg peerage is two fingers to the people, who are still outraged by the expenses scandal. David Cameron hasn't learned anything, has he?” he tweeted. |
| Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn said the House of Lords should be abolished. | Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn said the House of Lords should be abolished. |
| “The House of Lords is now getting a bit ridiculous … it’s ludicrous, I think there can be no defence of an unelected second chamber," he said. | “The House of Lords is now getting a bit ridiculous … it’s ludicrous, I think there can be no defence of an unelected second chamber," he said. |
| “I would favour abolition of the House of Lords and I would favour an elected second chamber based on the regions and nations of the UK.” | “I would favour abolition of the House of Lords and I would favour an elected second chamber based on the regions and nations of the UK.” |
| Among other peerages announced by the Government were former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell, and former MP Sir Alan Beith. | Among other peerages announced by the Government were former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell, and former MP Sir Alan Beith. |
| Labour politicians nominated for the unelected chamber include former Home Secretary David Blunkett, Alistair Darling, and London Mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell. | Labour politicians nominated for the unelected chamber include former Home Secretary David Blunkett, Alistair Darling, and London Mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell. |