David Chaytor, formerly a Labour MP, had paid off his mortgage. However, he clearly felt that he deserved to have his interest paid on expenses like all the other MPs. So he made a claim for interest on a fictitious mortgage. He was caught and ordered to pay the money back. He was subsequently charged with offences under the Theft Act.

Wikipedia also reports that, despite himself benefiting from a grammar school education, he now campaigns for selection in British schools to be abolished. So he's a hypocrite as well as a thief.

And don't forget, worst of all, he was a Labour MP.

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