The move is in line with parliamentary rules, but a colleague is quoted as saying 'it's not like putting petrol in your car'.
An MP who claims 20p a mile for cycling around his constituency has dismissed criticism of him as a"non-story".
Labour's Matt Western said the money was"legitimate" and that by not using a car he was doing the"right thing". The Warwick and Leamington MP hit back after an article in The Sun revealed he had claimed £8.60 for nineteen bike rides on trips around his local area. MP claims LEGITIMATE expenses WHILE doing RIGHT thing! In week that saw Leamington having UK’s worst air quality, complete non-story about me in The Sun. Proud to cycle around constit - allowance is massively less than for cars. Better for environment, taxpayer + low congestion!
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