United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal expenses back. Gordon Brown said that MPs should "deal with" the retroactive rules, while David Cameron warned that any member of the Conservative Party who was unwilling to comply with the rules would not be able to stand for the party at the next general election. At the 2010 British Press Awards, "The Daily Telegraph" was named the "National Newspaper of the Year" for its coverage of the MPs expenses scandal, which was also referred to as the "Scoop of the Year". William Lewis won "Journalist of the Year" for his reporting role as well. United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal paid £110,000 for the information, and described it as ‘money well spent in the public interest’. "The Times" and "The Sun" had turned down an offer to buy the leaked expenses file. Shortly after the publication of the information, the House of Commons authorities asked the Metropolitan Police to investigate, a request that the Metropolitan Police declined, on the grounds that a prosecution would not be in the public interest. Alongside specific allegations of incorrect claims such as claims for the cost of mortgages which it transpired had already been repaid in full the "Telegraph" alleged that parliamentary ‘Green Book’