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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker

MPs criticise guidance allowing them to claim Christmas party expenses

Jess Phillips
Labour’s Jess Phillips: ‘The guidance wasn’t made by MPs and yet we will be pilloried for it.’ Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Several MPs have rejected guidance that would allow them to claim some expenses for office Christmas parties from the taxpayer, calling it “inappropriate” and “wrong”.

Downing Street also expressed scepticism about the idea, saying Rishi Sunak would not be making such a claim, as MPs “will want to justify all spending to their constituents”.

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