UK lawmaker Rosena Allin-Khan ordered to pay up for personal use of public cashDr Rosena Allin-Khan has been told to repay a total of £1,142.52. A senior Labour lawmaker in the UK has been told to repay more than £1,000 after using public funds to send out a "personal campaign message,'' Sky News reports. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, shadow mental health minister, was censured for sending out 1,624 "Brexit update" letters on Commons-headed paper and pre-paid envelopes ahead of last year's general election. As punishment, Dr Allin-Khan has been told to repay the full cost of the paper and envelopes – a total of £1,142.52. Dr Allin-Khan, who ran to be Labour's deputy leader earlier this year, admitted in a statement to Ms Stone that she made a "mistake" and will "ensure this doesn't happen again".

Source: The Standard October 22, 2020 10:19 UTC