
Originally Posted by
rusty
The expenses you can claim may be dependent on your contract of employment and what is classed as your place of work.
My interpretation for a MP is that their constituency is their normal place of work and they will have expenses when travelling and staying in London to attend parliament.
If I was away on business from my normal place of work then I would expect to be paid expenses such as food and hotel.
The problem with the MP's is that they exploited the expenses system and claimed more that they should have.