Labour Seeking to Regain Initiative On Expenses by Clamping Down On Meps ; Johnson Denies His Voting Reform Call Is a Push to Be Pm
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LABOUR last night sought to regain the initiative on expenses ahead of the June 4 European Parliament elections by announcing that in future its MEPs will publish all receipts for the pounds 44,000- a-year office allowance - a step which no other major party has yet taken.
Meanwhile Health Secretary Alan Johnson urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown to respond to the appetite for radical change in the way Westminster is run by offering a referendum on electoral reform.See the full content of this document
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Labour Seeking to Regain Initiative On Expenses by Clamping Down On Meps ; Johnson Denies His Voting Reform Call Is a Push to Be Pm
Mr Johnson, who denied his intervention was intended to bolster his case to succeed Mr Brown as Labour leader, said the current mood of "public anger and disquiet" meant the time was r...
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