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In June 2012 the [[House of Lords]] Standards Commissioner [[Paul Kernaghan]] launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official [[Naweed Khan]] rent-free in 2008.  Khan is now her special adviser. At the time, she claimed Lords' subsistence of £165.50 a night.  
 
In June 2012 the [[House of Lords]] Standards Commissioner [[Paul Kernaghan]] launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official [[Naweed Khan]] rent-free in 2008.  Khan is now her special adviser. At the time, she claimed Lords' subsistence of £165.50 a night.  
  
A separate inquiry was ordered in the same week by the Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] into whether she breached the ministerial code when she was accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan. <ref>Telegraph reporters, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9314563/Standards-watchdog-opens-probe-into-Baroness-Warsis-expenses.html Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses], 06 Jun 2012 </ref>
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A separate inquiry was ordered in the same week by the Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] into whether Warsi breached the ministerial code when accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan. <ref>Telegraph reporters, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9314563/Standards-watchdog-opens-probe-into-Baroness-Warsis-expenses.html Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses], 06 Jun 2012 </ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:34, 6 June 2012

Sayeeda Warsi (Baroness Warsi) is Minister Without Portfolio in the UK Cabinet[1] and Chair of the Conservative  Party.

Investigation into expense claims and ministerial code breaches

In June 2012 the House of Lords Standards Commissioner Paul Kernaghan launched a formal investigation into Baroness Warsi's expenses claims. She is facing allegations that she claimed for accommodation expenses while staying at the house of her friend, Tory official Naweed Khan rent-free in 2008. Khan is now her special adviser. At the time, she claimed Lords' subsistence of £165.50 a night.

A separate inquiry was ordered in the same week by the Prime Minister David Cameron into whether Warsi breached the ministerial code when accompanied by a business partner on an official visit to Pakistan. [2]

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Notes

  1. Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
  2. Telegraph reporters, Standards watchdog opens probe into Baroness Warsi's expenses, 06 Jun 2012