Andrew Stunell (MP for Hazel Grove) is the latest MP to have been caught out in the expenses saga. Stockport Express requested access to the MP’s last 3 years receipts. They discovered he had put all sorts on his expenses including £5,500 for double glazing his flat in London. He also furnished his flat with items from John Lewis including some £30 pillows!

Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell said the £5,545 work had to be done as part of the lease conditions on the London flat which he owns.

Other claims included a £450 beige sofa bed, £377 for a washing machine and £30 pillows all for his flat – and all from John Lewis.

In his defence he claims “I decided I would go for a furnished flat,” he explained. “That’s why mine is a little more expensive than other people’s!”

Stockport county have given the Hilton planning permission to build another multi-million pound hotel. This will add to the rather large one in the centre of Manchester, allowing Hilton to boast some of the most spectacular buildings in the area. The Government were required to give the final go-ahead, due to the fact it will be built on land designated for industrial use. Fortunately for the Hilton and Stockport Council the Government obliged, letting the (supposed) £38 million project commence.