Former Labour MP pleads guilty over expenses

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

Former Bury North MP David Chaytor has pleaded guilty to three charges relating to his expenses claims, after changing his plea ahead of the trial.

Chaytor was charged with claiming £12,925 for renting a property in London which he owned, of dishonestly claiming £1,950 for IT services and of dishonestly claiming £5,425 for renting a property in Bury from his mother.

The charge for IT services said that he supplied two invoices “when in fact the services had not been provided or charged for”.

Chaytor left the court without making a statement, and will be sentenced on January 7th.