A Senior Labor Member of Parliament has wake up furiously by charging taxpayers £ 900 in a year for 'PET Rent' for her Cockapoo Bella, it has emerged.
Taxpayers have picked up the bill for Feestweep Taiwo Owyemi, Labor MP for Coventry North West, to enable her dog to stay in the capital in her second home.
The claim of the costs she submitted in August 2024 has been paid and is not a violation of the parliamentary rules.
But campaigners are angry after learning the Member of Parliament – who helps the government to get £ 5 billion in benefits cuts through the parliament – the public used money to pay a landlord imposed by her landlord.
Campaigner Hannah Campbell, a war hero who lost her left leg in Iraq in 2007, told The Sun on Sunday: 'This is a shame – a set of rules for them and a set for everyone else. They do not lead a good example.
“When handicapped money is reduced, it is to hear that an MP has received £ 900 for a dog really shocking.”
Sources from the Labor Party said that it was customary for landlords to charge an extra levy for tenants to keep a dog.
A spokesperson said: 'MPs must work at two locations, and this is a requirement to live in this house. It is the same for many other members of parliament and is approved by the parliamentary cost watchdog. '
Taxpayers have collected the bill for Party Wip Taiwo Owateri, Labor MP for Coventry North West, to enable her dog to stay in the capital in her second home
Sources from Labor Party said that it was customary for landlords to charge an extra levy for tenants to keep a dog
Taiwo OWYEMI Labor MP posted a photo of her beloved pet on a Valentine's Day card on social media
Although the MP did not violate the rules, the row reflects the cost scandal of the MPs of 2009, when politicians were confronted with wild criticism for claiming items, including duck houses.
Mrs. Owyemi, a 32-year-old qualified pharmacist, was chosen for the first time in 2019.
She is married to a young daughter and often posts on social media on behalf of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and other charities for pets.
Last year on X she posted that 'as the proud owner of a beautiful cockapoo named Bella, I am always happy to hear about the great work they do with regard to repeating and the well -being of pets'.
She also posted about National Pet Day with a photo of her and Bella together, writing: “Today we are celebrating the joy that our pets bring for our lives.”
Companies House shows that its London address is registered in Plumstead, Southeast London – where it grew up.
She paid £ 2,340 per month on rent, according to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).
Data from Rightmove show that the average house price on its street is around £ 315,000.
The claim for pets is the last in a long list in a spending scandal that MPs has ashamed.
It is not known how many other members of parliament have claimed 'pet rental' for their animals to stay with them in London.
Sources from the Labor Party said that it was customary for landlords to charge an extra levy for tenants to keep a dog.
PM Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria attended a Taylor Swift performance last June at Wembley Stadium
Mrs. Reeves accepted free tickets to watch pop star Sabrina Carpenter – who opened for Taylor Swift in the US Leg of the Eras Tour – in a business cabinet
The revelation comes only a week after Rachel Reeves came under fire to accept £ 600 seats in a business cabinet during a Sabrina Carpenter concert.
It reminded me of a similar scandal last year when it came to the Prime Minister and his cabinet, enjoyed lush Freebies, including clothing and concert tickets.
Last year Mrs. Reeves was forced to promise not to accept clothing as Chancellor after it was revealed that she had taken £ 7,500 for outfits while she was in opposition.
Sir Keir Starmer, who received £ 32,000 for clothing from Labor Donor Lord Alli, had to pay back thousands of pounds in gifts, including tickets to see Taylor Swift.
Mrs. Reeves defended the VIP tickets on the O2 in London on security grounds and claimed that she could not sit with other fans because she needs close protection as a senior minister.
“I now have safety, which means that it is not as easy as it would have been in the past to just be in a concert, although that would probably be a lot easier for everyone,” Mrs. Reeves told the BBC.
Asked if she paid for the tickets, she replied: “Of course I will explain the value of it, but they were not tickets you could buy.”
But she was confronted with a recoil – including from her own party – at a time when she is also accused of heralding a new era of spending cuts to balance the books.
