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Revealed: MPs have claimed £420,000 to heat their second homes since 2019

Liz Truss and Matt Hancock are among the MPs who have charged energy bills to the public purse in the last three years

Revealed: MPs have claimed £420,000 to heat their second homes since 2019
Foreign secretary Liz Truss has claimed £1,548 for gas and electricity in the last three years.
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British MPs have charged taxpayers £420,000 for energy bills in their second homes over the last three years, openDemocracy can reveal.

The government has refused to step in to curb record high energy costs as millions in the UK face bill hikes of 54%. Senior Tories also blocked proposals for a windfall tax on energy firms.