Second Home Secretary a chiselling cheat!

Jacqui "Jackboot" Smith has some answers to give. Richard Littlejohn knocks the chiselling cheat into shape. She's currently spinning that she's done nothing wrong. He puts it so well.

"Jachboot Jacqui will be investigated over her living expenses after all. What a pity it has taken a complaint from members of the public to shame the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner into action. Previously, he said the 'Second Home' Secretary had done nothing wrong in claiming that her sister's spare room was her main residence.

Only after two neighbours objected that she spent no more than two or three nights a week at her sister's South London house did the Commissioner, John Lyon, agree to act. None of this would have been necessary if, while she was in London, Jackboots used the £3million grace-and-favour Belgravia house available to the Home Secretary. It wouldn't cost her a penny. But then she wouldn't have been able to claim £116,000 in expenses from the taxpayer. "

In her mind she must have thought "Um, it's either £116,000 or it's nothing! I'll go for the spare room and shove it down as a main residence."

Can I suggest that the voters of Redditch give this woman a wide berth come the next election?