PM urged to suspend minister Paul Maynard accused of using taxpayer cash for Tory campaigns

By Sophie Huskisson Rishi Sunak is under pressure to suspend a Tory minister who is facing investigation over claims he used taxpayers’ money to campaign for the Conservative Party. Pensions minister Paul Maynard has been referred by the Parliamentary expenses watchdog over reports that he used his taxpayer-funded constituency office to campaign for the Conservative Party and charged taxpayers when producing political materials. The PM is facing calls to suspend the whip from Mr Maynard while claims are reviewed. The Liberal Democrats urged Mr Sunak to suspend the Tory whip from him and remove…

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