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Play rewritten after Wirral South MP Ben Chapman threatens an injunction
Jul 22 2009 by Catherine Jones, Birkenhead News
Mr Chapman was one of the MPs named in the recent expenses scandal after it emerged he claimed more than £15,000 for mortgage interest he no longer paid.
The former civil servant and diplomat said he followed the advice of parliamentary officials, and last month received a letter from the Commons fees office expressing “personal regret” over the “error”.
Mr Chapman, who is due to stand down at the next election, said this week: “While I quite understand the need for comedic effect, it does not excuse accusing someone of fraudulent conduct. I have letters from the House of Commons Fees Office (published on my website) demonstrating that I have done nothing wrong."
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