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These 19 MPs all had their parliamentary credit cards suspended

These 19 MPs all had their parliamentary credit cards suspended

The parliamentary expenses watchdog has released a list of the 19 MPs who have had their official credit cards suspended for running up invalid expenses claims.

Included on the list is work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith (who overspent by £1,057.28). Yes, this is the same Iain Duncan Smith who presided over the government's benefit cuts and suggested prepaid cards for benefit claimants in order to stop them spending money on the wrong things.

Here's the full list, as revealed by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) following a freedom of information request by the Press Association (amount owed in brackets):

Ben Gummer - £1,290.07

Brian Binley - £575.02

David Willetts - £1,172.05

Debbie Abrahams - £2,586.90

Eric Joyce - £12,919.61

Iain Duncan Smith - £1,057.28

Ian Liddell-Grainger - £1,023.94

Ian Paisley - £6,195.94

Jack Dromey - £1,328.46

John Woodcock - £1,756.13

Mark Lancaster - £600.00

Mike Crockart - £720.64

Pamela Nash - £6,929.29

Paul Farrelly - £213.00

Rachel Reeves - £4,033.63

Simon Danczuk - £3,645.67

Simon Hughes - £826.56

Stephen Gilbert - £2,925.76

Toby Perkins - £693.30

Ipsa issues MPs with credit cards to pay for travel and accommodation, and by the end of every month they have to prove they were genuine claims or accrue debts.

The watchdog recoups the money by not paying out on valid claims.

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