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Taxpayer Funds Used by MPs for Rent Amid Crackdown
10/27/2025
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Story summary
- Lucy Powell, Labour MP and deputy leader, is among MPs allowed to rent flats at taxpayer expense, despite a crackdown promise.
- The Daily Mail reported five landlord MPs received more than £30,000 in public funds last year.
- Ipsa has stopped new tenancies, but existing arrangements continue if landlords do not claim rent for second homes.
