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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
Lord Taylor of Warwick has been found guilty on all six charges of false accounting of parliamentary expenses at Southwark crown court – a total of £11,277. This follows the convictions of Labour MPs David Chaytor and Eric Illsley.
The BBC reports that:
“The 58-year-old peer claimed travel costs between his Oxford home and Westminster, as well as subsistence for staying in London.”
“He claimed he had made the false claims “in lieu of a salary,” and had been acting on the advice of colleagues.”
The jury found him guilty by 11-1, and he will be sentenced at a later date.
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