Summary
JACQUI SMITH raked in a whopping Pounds 157,631 in expenses last year, it was revealed yesterday.
This included Pounds 2,500 on transport costs for her husband Richard Timney, who caused her such intense embarrassment at the weekend.See the full content of this document
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Keep On Shaking the Money Tree! ; How Jacqui Smith Racked Up Pounds 157,000 in Expenses Claims (Including Pounds 2,500 Trips for Her Husband the Porn-F Ilm Fan) [Edition 2]
The beleaguered Home Secretary also received Pounds 22,948 of taxpayers' money to spend on her family house under the controversial second-home allowance.
In the previous year, Miss Smith claimed more than Pounds 152,600 - meaning her expenses rose about 3 per cent.She is the third-highest-claiming Cabinet minister after Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, who received Pounds 164,791, and Cabinet Office Minister Liam Byrne, Pounds 164,024.The figures for 2007/08 were published ...See the full content of this document
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