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| Affiliation | Conservative |
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| Name | Peter Viggers |
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, , United Kingdom |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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March 13, 1938
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| Died | March 19, 2020
(82 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Oct 21, 2021 01:56am |
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| Info | Liked ducks
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The duck island incident
On 21 May 2009, The Daily Telegraph reported on Viggers' claims as part of its investigation of MPs' expenses, which it said showed Viggers was paid more than £30,000 for gardening expenses over three years. The paper noted in particular that Viggers had attempted to claim for a "pond feature" worth £1,645 which was identified as a "floating duck island". However, it was unclear whether he had actually been repaid as an official had written "not allowable" next to it. On hearing the details of the story the Telegraph intended to run, Viggers announced late the previous night "at the direct request" of party leader David Cameron his intention to stand down at the next election. He also stood down from his role as spokesman for the Speaker's Committee answering Parliamentary Questions for the Electoral Commission. On his website, however, he said about expenses: "Personally, I have of course always scrupulously observed the rules".
The floating duck house, symbol of the expenses scandal, was later sold at auction. It raised £1,700 which was handed over to the Macmillan Cancer charity. The claim was later referenced in the name of the 2013 farcical political satire The Duck House based on the UK parliamentary expenses scandal.
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