Chichester cleared

By PRSD, on Sunday, September 28, 2008

posted by Cptn

Our faith in the system can be restored. Giles Chichester MEP has been exonerated of any wrong doing in what we lovingly call Whoops-a-daisy-gate.

The South West MEP, who had been charged with leading a campaign to clean-up expenses by Tory supremo David Cameron, had been dragged over the coals during the summer, when it was revealed that his firm was paid £400,000 for, as the Western Morning News succinctly points out ‘secretarial and assistant services for the European Parliament, constituency and committee work, in breach of a rule banning the practice when a family firm was involved.’

He described it as as “whoops a daisy” moment.

But apparently the European Powers That Be knew all about it.

And after the Maigret-like investigation it was revealed that ‘although there was the potential for a “conflict of interest” the money had been properly spent and Mr Chichester did not profit personally from the contract.’

With his reputation intact we can all celebrate and pop open the Champagne, or derivative there of. We always knew you weren’t THAT sort of politician.

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