There is no claim that could be any less disgusting than this one. I’m actually shocked at the gall of this MP:

An MP used his expenses to claim for a £5 donation he made during a church service to commemorate the Battle of Britain.

Frank Cook, a Labour backbencher, sought reimbursement on his office expenses after the memorial service in his constituency town of Stockton-on-Tees. It was rejected by the parliamentary fees office. (The Telegraph)

He, of course, claims that this was “a mistake”, but since he wrote a handwritten note to claim this money, one can but assume it wasn’t really a mistake at all but a serious attempt to claim even a charitable donation back “on expenses”!

This issue here isn’t over the money but the immorality of the claim.