Moat owner Douglas Hogg seeks Lords seat

THE former MP whose claim for taxpayers’ money to clean his moat symbolised the expenses scandal is seeking a return to parliament.

By The Newsroom

Tuesday, 22nd January 2013, 12:00 am

Tory former minister Douglas Hogg quit as an MP at the 2010. Now he plans to stand for election as one of the hereditary peers, under his title Viscount Hailsham.

Moat owner Douglas Hogg seeks Lords seat

THE former MP whose claim for taxpayers’ money to clean his moat symbolised the expenses scandal is seeking a return to parliament.

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