HAZEL BLEARS
Yes, the former Cabinet Minister, who found herself embroiled up to her neck in the MPs expenses scandal, came out with this wonderful quote justifying it all during her re-selection meeting at Salford's Civic Centre in June…
Over to you Hazel…
"When I first went into Parliament I was told by existing MPs…`These are the expenses, basically divide it by twelve and that's what you claim every month'…That's what was the established culture. And that was wrong…It did develop into that culture of entitlement rather than what was needed in order to do your job..."
She added: "It enabled you to claim things that are utterly bizarre and that no reasonable rational person would have agreed to pay for…"
Like, over £50,000 on mortgage repayments…over £10,000 on food and over £8300 on furniture, including £651 on a mattress; £1763.95 on tellies and videos; £217 on towels; £275 on a glass table; £60.40 on wine glasses; £295 on a mirror and £59 on some scales.
Yes Hazel, it "was wrong"…Yet you're still there as Salford's MP – why?
Ladies and Gentlemen. The QUOTE OF THE YEAR AWARD goes to…
H-a-a-a-z-e-e-e-l-l Bl-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-r-s-s-s-s !!!
Applause…
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