Investigation into Member of Parliament Expenditures Revealed Controversy

The investigation of the expenditures of Members of Parliament revealed that some MPs included rental payments for second homes, which were rented from residential landlords, into their expenditures.
Newspapers published information concerning £310,000 expenses on renting second homes by Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, as well as several other Members of Parliament.
The fact that money of taxpayers was directed to let three London properties, which belong to one and the same London-based Irish landlord, caused great criticism among public.
The party leader, Gerry Adams, and Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, are in charge of the rent of a two-bedroom flat in North London, which cost them £3,600 a month.
Michelle Gildernew, Conor Murphy and Pat Doherty and other MPs are accused of spending £5,400 a month to rent a shared town house in the area. The data received demonstrates that members each rented one third of property assets in the area. Furthermore, it is evident that the levels of rent paid were above the market average.
All MPs deny the unlawfulness of the actions. They say that the property rented was used only in professional purposes, such as business trips to London.