Phil Woolas, Immigration Minister, who claimed for supermarket bills which included nappies and women’s clothes:
"What I have done is put receipts through from Tesco or wherever, but then claimed on the expenses form for the food and not for the other stuff. It is untrue that I claimed these things. It misunderstands the system. The receipts are there, but I never asked for or got money for these items. To suggest otherwise is disgusting."
A day later, on being shown his claim which showed he had claimed for the full receipt:
"I take your point and I understand the extrapolation.' I am being hung out to dry for being honest. The key points to remember is that I don't need to submit receipts to back the claims and I could have actually claimed £400 for the food."
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