The Tories Too?

Claims that a Tory official used taxpayers' money to fund a gay sex party at £2,500-a-night hotel are to be investigated by Parliament's expenses watchdog.

A senior aide is alleged to have booked out a suite at the lavish Light ApartHotel in central Manchester during a Conservative Party Conference, and used the hook-up app Grindr to invite young men to his rooms.

The figure - who cannot be named for legal reasons - is not an MP, but is claimed to have enjoyed indirect access to taxpayer cash through a research company funded almost by MPs' expenses.

In the wake of the allegations, which were revealed last week in the Mail on Sunday, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), has launched an investigation into the incident.

A spokesman said Ipsa was 'deeply worried' by the claims. Its rules state that public money cannot be used to fund party political activities, such as attending conferences.  (more...)

'Deeply worrying': Parliamentary watchdog investigating claims public money was used to fund 'gay sex party at Tory conference'

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