6. Tony Blair re-mortgaged his
constituency home and claimed almost
a third of the interest around the time
he was buying another property in
London
7. Hazel Blears did not pay capital gains
tax on a property she sold despite
having told the Commons authorities it
was her second home. She has since
agreed to paid the tax but denied any
wrongdoing.
11. Shahid Malik claimed £66,000 on his
second property while paying less than
£100 a week for his main house. He
has resigned as justice minister
pending an investigation
12. Michael Martin used taxpayers' money
to pay for chauffeur-driven cars to his
local job centre and Celtic's football
ground
13. Jack Straw only paid half the amount of
council tax that he claimed on his
parliamentary allowances over four
years but later rectified the over-claim
14. George Osborne was rebuked by the
Commons authorities for using public
money to fund his quot;politicalquot; website.
15. Kenneth Clarke managed to avoid
paying the full rate of council tax on
either of his two homes by effectively
claiming that neither is his main
residence.