MP hit by duck island row
A THIRD Tory MP has said he will not stand at the next General Election after it emerged he claimed for a “duck island” for his garden pond.
Backbencher Sir Peter Viggers, who served in Margaret Thatcher’s government, was told he would be thrown out of the party by leader David Cameron if he did not resign.
The MP for Gosport submitted a claim for a floating duck island worth £1,645 for the garden pond at his Hampshire Home.
Meanwhile, the expenses of Tory whip Bill Wiggins were published, and appeared to show he had claimed interest payments on a property with no mortgage, although he said this was an administrative error.
And it emerged that Labour MP Ruth Kelly claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money to repair flood damage to her second home – even though she had an insurance policy.