This page is to discuss comments etc… made by the Conservative MP David Cameron. David Cameron Biography (from the Conservative Party website) David was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005, on a mandate to change the Party and change the country. Since then he has set out plans to rebuild our battered […]
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“I think what I did was very reasonable, which is that I bought a house in my constituency in 2001 at the time of the election. I claimed the mortgage interest on that house. I was actually paying out more in mortgage interest than I was claiming. But, yes, I was claiming a large amount. And over a time I managed to pay down some of that mortgage and I’m now claiming, as well as the mortgage interest, for some very basic bills like council tax, electricity and heating and the rest of it. So I don’t think what is being said, that somehow I could have reduced the claim on the taxpayer – I don’t think that’s right.”
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MP’s were allowed to claim £23,000 a year in expenses (which is a good wage for some people in the UK!!), I find it insulting that David Cameron has taken the high road with regards MP’s expenses when he’s claimed almost the entire £23,000 a year mostly on mortgage interest payments.
Like the majority of MP’s, David Cameron’s expenses fell within the rules**, but the fact is like most MP’s he took full advantage of the system to help acquire an expensive second home and so is no better than any of the other MP’s.
** I also don’t get how clearing wisteria and vines from a chimney, replacing outside lights and resealing his conservatory’s roof helps him do his job as an MP?
Next time I submit a tax return I’ll remember to include our mortgage repayments.
David
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I am wishing for a hung parliament, i want all politicians hung.
You only want expenses reform because you have been caught, tell the truth, would you have paid your wisteria pruning bill back if nobody knew about it.
It totally stinks most MPs have their noses so far in the trough the only thing sticking out is their backsides and that is for the general public to kiss.
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David Cameron looks back on his speech to the 2009 Conservative Party Conference
PROUDEST POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENT:
* Getting the Conservative Party listened to again
When was that??