#CommitteeonStandards
The #benefitfraud of #MPs.
However, the #CommitteeOnStandards consists of an equal mix of, guess what, seven elected #MPs and seven independent non-parliamentarian ("lay") members. It oversees the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Sounds like the fox looking after the hen house.
The average MP is claiming more than £40,000 a year in personal benefits, including for ridiculous things like new phones, electricity, heating and food.

Which everyone has to purchase.

Why don't we talk about this benefit fraud?
August 21, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Why do dozens of #MPs need #secondjobs? It‘s a terrible look and it’s eroding #trust in our #politics. Sign our letter to the #CommitteeonStandards.

secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/189498/...
Act now on MPs' second jobs
Why do dozens of MPs need second jobs? It‘s a terrible look and it’s eroding trust in our politics. Sign our letter to the Committee on Standards.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
April 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM