Peter Hoskin

Is Baroness Scotland finished?

If things were looking bad for Baroness Scotland before, then they’re looking calamitous now.  On top of the row about her illegal immigrant cleaner, it’s emerged that she wrongly claimed around £170,000 in living expenses since 2004.  According to the Cabinet Office, the money should only go to peers whose main residence is outside London. 

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