Tory who had moat cleaned on parliamentary expenses sworn into House of Lords

‘A former Conservative minister, who provoked public outrage after claiming large sums of taxpayers’ money to clean the moat at his country estate, has been sworn into the House of Lords.

Lord Hailsham of Kettlethorp, formerly known as Douglas Hogg, will now be permitted to claim up to £300 each day the House of Lords is sitting thanks to the peers’ expenses system.

The former MP resigned in 2010 after his scandalous expenses were revealed in an investigation by the Telegraph. Expenses included a £2,200 claim to clean the moat surrounding his estate.’

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