Oh the irony!
Married Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen have been given a month to stop their local council repossessing their home 10 miles from the House of Commons. The pair's expenses have been in the spotlight after they claimed £137,679 for a second home near Parliament. In a letter seen by the BBC, Hounslow Council tells the couple "urgent action" is needed to explain why their main home in Brentford is unoccupied. The couple say it is not true to say it is empty but it is being renovated. A source at the council - which is run by the Conservatives - told the BBC that the Brentford property had remained empty for seven months. snip Tory housing spokesman Grant Shapps said it would be "deeply ironic" if the Labour government's powers to allow the state confiscation of private property were used against "absentee Labour members of Parliament". snip http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8117341.stm
Married Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen have been given a month to stop their local council repossessing their home 10 miles from the House of Commons. The pair's expenses have been in the spotlight after they claimed £137,679 for a second home near Parliament. In a letter seen by the BBC, Hounslow Council tells the couple "urgent action" is needed to explain why their main home in Brentford is unoccupied. The couple say it is not true to say it is empty but it is being renovated. A source at the council - which is run by the Conservatives - told the BBC that the Brentford property had remained empty for seven months. snip Tory housing spokesman Grant Shapps said it would be "deeply ironic" if the Labour government's powers to allow the state confiscation of private property were used against "absentee Labour members of Parliament". snip http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8117341.stm