Nadine Dorries MP Repays £3,000 In Expenses

Nadine Dorries has repaid £3,000 in travel expenses, according to the Parliamentary watchdog.

The MP accepted the travel claims were "wrongfully made and should not have been allowed", said the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa).

Ms Dorries told Ipsa that the claims for journeys between Westminster and her Mid Bedfordshire constituency were made for family reasons, meaning they were not allowed under the expenses scheme.

Other complaints about an increase in claims for utility bills were dismissed by Ipsa.

The MP had also made no deliberate attempt to profit from her expenses, said the watchdog's report.

An Ipsa spokesman said: "MPs have a responsibility to ensure that any expenses claims they make are for parliamentary purposes.

"As part of the regular review of all MPs' claims, Ipsa's internal assurance function found that Nadine Dorries MP's pattern of travel and accommodation claims were unusual, and were referred to the compliance officer for investigation.

He added: "The compliance officer has found that claims made by Ms Dorries were outside the scheme, and that these claims should be repaid. Ms Dorries has subsequently repaid these claims."

Last month, the MP said she was going to stop claiming expenses and instead fund her role through her salary.

It means Ms Dorries will give up the right to claim back the cost of council tax and utilities on running a second home in Westminster.

She also vowed to no longer recoup the cost of travelling between her constituency and London.

The MP - who was suspended from the Conservative Parliamentary Party after appearing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - responded to the Ipsa report on her blog.

"Throughout the report he [the compliance officer] stressed that I have at no time sought to benefit from the scheme," stressed Ms Dorries.

"Expenses need to be scrapped in their entirety," she added.

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