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Originally Posted by andrewb
Ken, again, I haven't defended the changing of times. I simply mentioned that Graham was willing to break the expenses rules.
The rules state and rightly so: "7.2 Members may claim Travel and Subsistence Expenses for journeys which are necessary for the performance of their parliamentary functions".
Graham's second job is not apart of his parliamentary functions. I'm also not sure why he's paying £250 for a ticket.
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Last minute tickets are very expensive and Graham is still both a councillor and a county councillor so it may well be that it would be claimed under one of those positions. I haven't spoken to him about this point specifically so I could be completely wrong but you could always ask him yourself?
I might offer up the advice never to believe everything you read in the papers, hence the quote about Graham being elected as Greg Pope's predecessor.