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Holly Lennon

Glasgow MP on £84k makes £625 taxi expense claim in single month for trips in his own constituency

A Glasgow MP spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money getting taxis around his own constituency.

Chris Stephens, who represents Glasgow South West, spent £625.45 being driven around the area in one month alone. In August 2021, the MP took 58 taxi journeys with some costing just £6.

The month before, he took nearly 40 taxis at a cost of £394 to the taxpayer. From April 1, members of the House of Commons had salaries boosted by £2,212-a-year, which means they saw their pay packet rise to £84,144 from £81,932.

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