United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal with each MP receiving a letter in which they were informed whether or not they would be required to repay any expenses they had claimed. Among those who had to repay expenses were Prime Minister Gordon Brown who claimed £12,415 for cleaning and gardening costs and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg who was asked to pay back £910 from a £3,900 claim he made for gardening between 2006 and 2009. Conservative leader David Cameron was asked to provide more information regarding over-claiming in 2006 when he changed his mortgage, he had already repaid £218. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith apologised
Plug-in electric vehicles in the United Kingdom Plug-in electric vehicles in the United Kingdom The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in the United Kingdom is actively supported by the British government through the plug-in car and van grants schemes and other incentives. More than 137,000 light-duty plug-in electric vehicles had been registered in the UK as of December 2017. , the British plug-in fleet was the fourth largest in Europe. The stock of plug-ins includes about 5,100 plug-in commercial vans. These figures include a significant number of registered plug-in electric cars and vans which were not eligible for the grant schemes. The UK ranked in 2016 as