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Rehman labels Gillingham & Rainham Labour MP’s behaviour unacceptable. Mr. Clark has been ordered to repay over £11,000 of his expenses claims by the independent inspectorate

Thursday 4 February 2010. Rehman today reacted strongly having heard news that the Gillingham & Rainham Labour MP Paul Clark has been ordered by the House of Commons Independent Inspectorate to repay over £11,000 of his expenses claims. Rehman commented ‘I am led to believe that a large part of this is for mortgage interest claims for which no proof has been provided.  I find this bizarre as one can easily obtain evidence of this, some people may think Mr. Clark has been claiming for a mortgage that never existed!!!’.

‘It is the same Mr. Clark Labour MP for Gillingham and Rainham who claims to be a local MP yet he claims for a second home in Lambeth in London he claimed over £20,000 on second home allowance. Why does he need a second home when Gillingham is only a 45 minute train journey from London’.

‘It was the same Mr. Clark who claimed for a gardener, for free legal advice on expenses and for free house furniture, a washing machine and home refurbishment!! (naming some items)’.

‘Mr. Clark should do the honorable thing now and resign, and publicly apologise to the people of Gillingham and Rainham, for betraying their trust.  Today's news along with Mr. Clark’s previous expenses revelations would seem to suggest Mr. Clark is holding this great public office simply for financial gain!’.

‘How can he justify such claims when people who I meet on daily basis are finding it hard to make ends meet in these difficult and challenging economic times’.