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MPs charged public £1.3m to foot their tax bills

Revealed: Council tax expense claims come on top of the £11.4m taxpayers already spend on MPs' rent and energy

By Martin Williams
MPs charged public £1.3m to foot their tax bills
Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss is among MPs charging taxpayers for their council tax bills | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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MPs have claimed more than £1.3m on expenses to pay for their own tax bills, openDemocracy can reveal.

They include Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss, who charged the public more than £5,000 over the past three years.

MPs who commute to Parliament from outside London are allowed to claim expenses for having a second home, including their council tax bills.

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