Today's Independent draws attention to the number of flights and expenses paid trips undertaken by members of parliament LINK
242 MPs declared an average of £6,500 for 'fact finding missions' and trips.
Barry Gardiner MP, who ironically is Ed Miliband's Special Envoy on Climate Change got a special mention:
242 MPs declared an average of £6,500 for 'fact finding missions' and trips.
Barry Gardiner MP, who ironically is Ed Miliband's Special Envoy on Climate Change got a special mention:
Barry Gardiner, the MP for Brent North, has accepted £52,071 in foreign trips since the election, spending a total of 73 days out of the country as Vice-President of Globe International – an international group representing parliamentarians.
