Conservative Lord Hanningfield exposed in 'clocking in' scandal ripping off the taxpayer

The 73-year-old peer has previous for milking the system. He spent nine months behind bars for fiddling his accounts in the last Westminster expenses scandal
Picking up £300 a day for doing virtually nothing usually goes like clockwork for money-grabbing baron Lord Hanningfield.

The 73-year-old peer is ripping off taxpayers to the tune of thousands of pounds by simply turning up and clocking in to the Lords.

He often spends barely half an hour there before turning on his heels and leaving again – racking up his £300 daily attendance allowance without taking part in any votes, discussions or meetings.

But now he was facing a Parliamentary probe – after the Mirror exposed his shameless scam.

On one occasion we photographed him arriving at the Lords and leaving again just 21 minutes later – earning him more than £14 a minute.

It is barely time to walk to the chamber for his attendance to be officially noted.

Shockingly in just one month this year he claimed £5,700 with his quick “clock in, clock out” technique.

Hanningfield has previous for milking the system. He spent nine months behind bars for fiddling his accounts in the last Westminster expenses scandal.

Now he has his snout in the trough again – claiming more than £50,000 since he returned to Parliament in April 2012.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-lord-hanningfield-new-expenses-2934895

These people really can't help themselves and some are just taking the piss. A spell behind bars obviously hasn't worked for this trougher and it's time he was kicked out of politics for good.

He needs IDS type sanctions!

Put him on £65 a week forever!



IDS said that he could manage on that!

Make him doff his cap, everytime that he refuses take £10 a week off his £65!

Vote UKIP.

Hardly.

Catman wrote:He needs IDS type sanctions!

Put him on £65 a week forever!



IDS said that he could manage on that!

Sanctions for MPs or members of the House of Lords who are milking the system?

Now that's something that I would support. Great idea Catman - a taste of their own medicine.

Irn Bru wrote:

Catman wrote:He needs IDS type sanctions!

Put him on £65 a week forever!



IDS said that he could manage on that!

Sanctions for MPs or members of the House of Lords who are milking the system?

Now that's something that I would support. Great idea Catman - a taste of their own medicine.

£300 a day!....And i read a report today that suggested that 50% of the Lords clock in and out and are only there for up to an hour.

The Tories blocked the Liberals over house of Lords reforms because they blocked the boundary changes which would have made it more easy for the Tories to win the next GE outright   

My OH, who never gets involved in politics, sat shouting abuse at the man when he was on TV last night. Arrogant pig. It seems that many in the Lords are not happy with him either.