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MPs claimed £1m in six years to heat their second homes

Exclusive: Suella Braverman and Matt Hancock are among the biggest claimers, while ordinary families struggle with rising energy costs

By Martin Williams
MPs claimed £1m in six years to heat their second homes
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MPs have claimed more than £1m on expenses to pay energy bills in their second homes over the last six years, openDemocracy can reveal.

Taxpayers were charged £1,093,472.06 between April 2017 and September 2022, despite MPs’ wages continuing to rise.

Home secretary Suella Braverman and foreign secretary James Cleverly were among the highest spenders, each claiming more than £7,000 on gas and electricity since April 2017.

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