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David Lynch

Labour MP expensed £900 ‘pet rent’ so dog could stay at second home

A Labour MP has claimed back £900 from the taxpayer in “pet rent”.

Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, made the expenses claim in August last year, a document published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) revealed.

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