Hazel Blears and other ministers who avoided paying tax should be thrown out of the Cabinet, Roy Hattersley, the former deputy leader of the Labour Party, said.
It was time for Labour to impose “punishments” on MPs who avoided paying capital gains tax, he claimed, and added that their behaviour was “inconsistent” with the values of the party.
The Daily Telegraph has disclosed that Miss Blears, the Communities Secretary, Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, and James Purnell, the Work and Pensions Secretary, had paid no capital gains tax on the sale of properties they had nominated as their second homes for the purpose of claiming parliamentary expenses.
It was time for Labour to impose “punishments” on MPs who avoided paying capital gains tax, he claimed, and added that their behaviour was “inconsistent” with the values of the party.
The Daily Telegraph has disclosed that Miss Blears, the Communities Secretary, Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, and James Purnell, the Work and Pensions Secretary, had paid no capital gains tax on the sale of properties they had nominated as their second homes for the purpose of claiming parliamentary expenses.
Hear, Hear!
By the way has anyone seen Gord lately? He seems to have disappeared, maybe he is curled up in a foetal position in a corner of number 10.
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