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That's ok then dune eh, good job it wasn't stealing by this Tory :- Baroness Warsi

 

The co-chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi, has admitted not fully declaring rental income from a flat she owns in west London.

 

It has emerged she failed to declare the income for around 15 months, from January 2011 until May 2012.

 

Party sources have not revealed the full amount she earned, but they say it is over the £5,000 annual limit before full disclosure is required.

 

Baroness Warsi said she took full responsibilty for the "oversight".

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18223324

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Nearly five decades of bitter experience has shown me that politicians (of all persuasions) are equally likely to be as bent as a £9 note.

 

It's foolish to try and make a party political point out of a individual human failing ... for that matter I'm not so very sure that many of us non-politico types are all that morally incorruptible either.

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Just looked at her political history prior to being given a seat in the Lords...

 

Warsi was the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Dewsbury at the 2005 general election, becoming the first Muslim woman to be selected by the Conservatives. During the election campaign she was criticised for election literature which was described as "homophobic" by Stonewall..[3] Warsi was defeated by 4,615 votes, achieving a lower share of the vote than in 2001, despite a national swing towards the Conservative party. She served as a special adviser to Michael Howard on community relations, and was appointed by David Cameron as chairman of the Conservative Party with specific responsibility for cities.

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Nearly five decades of bitter experience has shown me that politicians (of all persuasions) are equally likely to be as bent as a £9 note.

 

It's foolish to try and make a party political point out of a individual human failing ... for that matter I'm not so very sure that many of us non-politico types are all that morally incorruptible either.

 

This^^^

 

Doesn't seem to matter what party they belong to as soon as a politican gets a chance to bend the rules for some extra cash they grab it with both hands...

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