The man David Cameron appointed as his top 'sleaze-buster' in Europe has been caught funnelling more than £400,000 of public money into his own private company.
Following recent expenses scandals, the Tory Leader gave Giles Chichester the job of making sure none of his MEPs was caught breaking the rules on expenses.
Chichester devised a new Code of Conduct on expenses for the Tory team of MEPs he leads in the European Parliament.
But The Times reveals today that Chichester has channelled £445,000 for 'office services' to a company founded by his late father - round the world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester.
That's more than TEN times the £40,000 of public money that Tory MP Derek Conway was caught handing his son while he was a student.
And that scandal cost Con-way his seat.
A senior MP tells The Times: '...watch Cameron move to sort this out...'
We're watching.
Mr Sleazebuster has admitted breaching the rules over a five year period.
What does he have to say about his transgression...?
'whoops a daisy...OK, hands up, mea culpa...'
Same old Tories eh?
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Giles is a lovely man.
Leave him alone.
Kinnock, Mandelson and Prescott are on the gravey train too!
Giles is a lovely man.
Leave him alone.
Kinnock, Mandelson and Prescott are on the gravey train too!
i'll say this only once:
ben dover.
I understand that the expenses of Labour Party MEPs has been audited for a number of years.
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