CHRIS Chope is among 70 MPs who appealed after being told to pay back some of their Commons expenses.
The Christchurch MP said yesterday how he had successfully appealed against Sir Thomas Legg’s demands for repayment of around £300.
He said: “I queried a telephone bill in 2004 which was perfectly legitimate. There was also some suggestion that I claimed more interest on my second home than I was entitled to.
"It sounds trivial and a small sum of money. But I didn’t feel that it was fair and I have now received a letter from the appeal judge saying I have been vindicated. I just want to draw a line under it now.”
The Echo has revealed how the Conservative MP’s claims had included £4,000 for food and £2,491 for carpets.
New Forest East Conservative MP Julian Lewis is also reported to have lodged an appeal.
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