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All aboard the expenses gravy train

Updated on 05 April 2009

By Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News asks Newport West MP Paul Flynn to gauge reaction from his constituents over the so called expenses gravy train.

As MPs find themselves increasingly in the public firing line over their expenses, the Labour MP Paul Flynn wants to overhaul the expenses culture.

He has called on Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to step down, following the row over her second home and the adult film she claimed on the taxpayer.

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