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MPs 'over-claimed' on council tax

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More than 50 MPs have made excessive expenses claims for council tax, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The new expense allegations came after Scotland Yard launched a criminal inquiry into the alleged misuse of expenses by a small number of MPs and peers.

Laura Kuenssberg reports.

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