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Bolton Tory MP claims £27k expenses for London accommodation despite raking in thousands in rent on capital flat
24.02.2022 - 22:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Conservative MP from Bolton is claiming £27,000 each year on expenses to pay for accommodation in London - despite already owning a flat in the city.
Mark Logan has received £2,253 in taxpayer's money each month to pay for rent on a property in London since he first took his seat in the Bolton North East constituency in January 2020.
However, he has also disclosed owning a flat in the city which public records show is worth more than £100,000 and for which he receives more than £10,000 each year.
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Mr Logan also received more than £1,400 in expenses to pay for council tax over the same period.
When the M.E.N reached out to Mr Logan's team to ask for an explanation as to why he would need to rent a property in the capital when he already owns one, he was not available to comment.
The rules allow MPs to claim money to pay for accommodation in London so that they can keep a second home near Whitehall provided their constituency is not in the city.
But, Mr Logan's decision to claim expense money while also profiting from a separate property in the city has raised concerns among opposition leaders.
Nick Peel, Labour leader at Bolton Council and Councillor for Tonge with the Haulgh, said Mr Logan’s actions were ‘morally unjustifiable’.
“It’s completely unacceptable,” Mr Peel told the M.E.N.
“I thought we’d seen the end of these MP expenses scandals but it seems that they are continuing.
“Whether or not he’s technically breaking rules isn’t the issue really, the issue is whether it’s morally right for him to be claiming taxpayers money when he doesn’t need to.
“It just smacks of right greed and arrogance that someone
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