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MPs to lose second homes claims | |
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MPs will not be allowed to buy taxpayer funded second homes under new expenses rules to start after the election. | |
Those with constituencies 20 miles or 60 minutes from Westminster will be able to claim up to £1,450 a month - the equivalent of a one bed flat. | |
Expenses chief Sir Ian Kennedy said all claims would require receipts and payoffs to retiring MPs stopped but MPs will be able to employ one relative. | |
He said the "tough" rules were a "clear break" with the old discredited system. | |
Sir Ian, head of the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, has been considering proposals drawn up after a seven-month inquiry last year. |