Clarke's pounds 4k bill.
SHADOW business secretary Ken Clarke has been asked to pay back
more than pounds 4,000 he claimed in expenses for gardening and
cleaning. The Conservatives said Mr Clarke had been asked by Sir Thomas
Legg to repay a total of pounds 4,733 although he was in discussion with
Sir Thomas's office on the exact sum he'll have to pay. Other
shadow cabinet members facing hefty demands include chief whip The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. Patrick
McLoughlin Rt. Hon. Patrick Allen McLoughlin (born November 30, 1957, Stafford) is a British politician. He is a Conservative Member of Parliament, having represented West Derbyshire since 1986. He is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and has been the Opposition Chief Whip since 2005. , who has been asked to return pounds 4,058.24 he claimed for
cleaning and his mortgage.
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