Party ban on unethical expense claims

BRITAIN’s Conservative leader David Cameron has banned members of his party from filing expense claims for food and household items amid public outrage after lawmakers sought reimbursements for items such as swimming pool construction andtennis court upkeep.

Cameron said his party’s lawmakers would reimburse the taxpayers for expenses deemed inappropriate, such as chandeliers, sleigh beds and manure.

He added yesterday that the public could not abide by the expenditures, even though they were technically allowed under the complicated system for claiming household costs.