Derek Conway

by Chris | 1 Apr 2008 | No Comments

The Commons Standards and Privileges Committee said there was “no intention” of MPs having to go “into any detail” about the work they pay family …

by Chris | 4 Mar 2008 | No Comments

More than fifty MPs have laid off members of their staff recently after the Derek Conway expenses scandal, presumably since they were family members and …

by Chris | 2 Feb 2008 | One Comment

Seventy Conservative MPs – including David Cameron – and “about 12″ Lib Dem MPs employ members of their family. Gordon Brown and the Labour Party …

by Chris | 30 Jan 2008 | 2 Comments

So Derek Conway has resigned. He really had no choice after the revelations that he had employed both of his sons at the taxpayer’s expense …

by Chris | 29 Jan 2008 | No Comments

If this makes Cameron weak, Mike, what does that make Brown?!
At least Cameron is actually taking action against someone who broke the rules, rather than …

by Chris | 29 Jan 2008 | No Comments

Tory MP Derek Conway has been outed as employing his son as a parliamentary researcher whilst he was a full-time student and paying him £1,000-plus …