Gordon Brown: MPs’ expenses verdict from Sir Thomas Legg

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Gordon Brown

Name: Gordon Brown

Party: Labour (Prime Minister)

Constituency: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

What Sir Thomas Legg concluded:

The Prime Minister was paid a total of £21,189.53 for cleaning costs between April 2004 and March 2009, exceeding the maximum allowable on this part of his expenses by £11,189.53. He was also paid £1,396 twice in April and July 2006 for internal redecoration.

He was further paid £1,302.50 in 2007-08 for garden maintenance, exceeding the allowable maximum by £302.50.

Mr Brown was asked to repay £12,888.03. As of April 1 last year, he had repaid £13,723.04.