Swimming pools, chandeliers, bath plugs and glittery loo seats

Here is the rollcall of shame.*

That a whiff of petty greed should from time to time emanate from the green benches is not altogether surprising; there were bound to be a few rotten apples in the barrel.

What was not expected was the widespread prevalence of dubious activity among the more senior MPs. The number of MPs who can truthfully be described as honourable (and despite everything there are more than a few) seems nevertheless to diminish by the day.

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