Rishi Sunak has warned MPs they will have to justify their expenses to voters after they were told for the first time they could charge taxpayers for Christmas parties.
The Prime Minister "certainly doesn't intend" to put food, refreshments and decorations on expenses for an office party after guidance was issued by the watchdog responsible for MPs' expenses.
Though alcohol was deemed off limits for expenses, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has been widely criticised for giving the go-ahead amid a cost-of-living crisis.
