Expenses Controversy
After The Daily Telegraph published details of MPs' expenses in 2009, Short admitted that in 2003 she had overclaimed £8,000, using parliamentary expenses to pay for her mortgage. She repaid it in 2006. In addition, the records show that "over the past four years Miss Short has submitted regular claims for decorating at her second home, including hundreds of pounds worth of work to a summer house and conservatory, as well as her porch, patio and kitchen. She also charged more than £1,500 for repainting." By 2009, Short had claimed and received over £65,000 in expenses (in addition to her salary).
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