Former Tory peer Lord Taylor guilty of expenses fraud

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.