DUP couple claimed £30,000 for food

The North's First Minister Peter Robinson and his wife Iris munched their way through £30,000 (€33,500) of food claimed for in their MPs’ expenses over a four-year period, it was revealed today.

MPs are allowed to claim up to £400 a month for food and the East Belfast MP and his wife, MP for the neighbouring constituency of Strangford, claimed to the limit most months, according to the latest Daily Telegraph expose.