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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Tory MP claims £1,100 for purchase of freely available Who’s Who books

Mark Pritchard in a dark suit walking down a street
Mark Pritchard’s own entry in Who’s Who lists comedy writing among his hobbies. Photograph: Clickpics/Alamy

A Tory MP has claimed more than £1,100 in expenses for copies of the Who’s Who reference books for his office — despite it being available for free in parliament.

Mark Pritchard’s claim for the index, which lists the biographies of notable people, cost the taxpayer £321.17 in January this year.

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