Tory peer cleared of fiddling expenses

A Tory peer was today (mon) cleared of fidding his expenses after a judge ruled the case was ‘entirely a matter for parliament and not a matter for the courts.’ Lord Hanningfield, named in court as Paul White, was accused of falsely claiming £3,300 in full-day attendance fees from the House of Lords. But the charge was dropped after Judge Alistair McCreath explained that it was now a matter for Parliament to decide under the rules of ‘exclusive cognisance’. The…