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MP who criticised Remembrance Day ‘stunts’ claimed expenses for poppies

Exclusive: Tory was among MPs – including a minister – who claimed nearly £500 for wreaths last year

By Martin Williams
MP who criticised Remembrance Day ‘stunts’ claimed expenses for poppies
Tory MP Chris Loder lays a wreath at the war memorial during the Remembrance Sunday service at St Mary’s Church at Beaminster, Dorset | Graham Hunt / Alamy Stock Photo
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MPs claimed hundreds of pounds on expenses for Remembrance Day poppies and wreaths last year, openDemocracy has found.

They include Conservative MP Chris Loder, who has previously criticised Extinction Rebellion for “hijack[ing]” Remembrance Sunday “for a political stunt”.

Records show he claimed back £110 spent on the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal last year.

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