Sunday headlines: Scottish Secretary claimed £4k of taxpayers money for utilities on second home
28.08.2022 - 18:53
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Good evening and welcome to the Daily Record's Sunday briefing.
The top stories you need to know today include taxpayers footing the bill for a Scottish MP's second home, a Scots programmer struggling on £36,000 a year, and how Susanna Reid lost 1.5stone without working out.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.
Taxpayers are footing gas and electricity bills for multi-millionaire Scottish Secretary Alister Jack – while vulnerable families cut off their supplies in terror at rising prices.
The MP – who is a senior member in Boris Johnson's zombie government – claimed £4,059 of utilities for his second home on expenses over the last three years.
But a Sunday Mail investigation has found thousands of pensioners and low-income households are being forced to "self-disconnect" because they have no money to put in pre-payment meters.
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Mark Perrie has a daily struggle to keep his head above water.
Mark, 26, earns £36,000 a year and has a take-home pay of about £2,200 a month. He said most of that is taken up paying his rent, council tax, food, clothing and other daily expenses.
The computer programmer moved into a one-bedroom flat in Dalry, Edinburgh, two years ago and has seen his rent rise from £625 to £660. However, he expects the next increase to make it over the £700 mark, which he cannot afford.
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GMB's Susanna Reid has always been open about her weight loss journey and has shared her successes and struggles.
The presenter has previously disclosed her secret to losing a stone and a half, which Susanna pulled off without stepping foot in the gym. In a struggle familiar to so many of us, the TV presenter recently admitted to gaining a few pounds over lockdown.
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