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Labour MP used taxpayers’ cash to buy 7ft Christmas tree and pot plants
A LABOUR MP made taxpayers pick up the £174 bill for pot plants, a Christmas tree and decorations for his office.
Perran Moon’s spending led to allegations of a “lack of respect” over expenses.



He paid nearly £90 for plants and pots from TradePoint for his constituency office in January.
They included a Boston fern, a dumb cane plant and £19 for a trendy seagrass pot, according to receipts.
The MP for Camborne and Redruth, in Cornwall, separately claimed £65 for festive decorations from B&Q in December last year.
It included a 7ft 6in artificial Christmas tree for £32, a packet of decorations for £19 and a peace lily in a ceramic pot for £12.
The claim was registered as “office Christmas decorations, plus decorative plant” on the expenses watchdog’s website.
Mr Moon, elected last summer in Sir Keir Starmer’s landslide, also submitted another invoice that month for £23 for Christmas lights and a gold glitter star from Tesco.
While the charges are technically allowed – a lot of MPs do not claim for decorations and plants.
Mr Moon, a former marketing consultant, agreed to repay the costs after he was approached by the Sun on Sunday.
John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Taxpayers are tired of seeing MPs time and time again treating their constituents’ cash with such a lack of respect.
“Whatever the formal rules, it should be obvious to politicians what voters will think of them expensing things like Christmas lights and decorations.
“MPs need to cough up and start paying for these items from their own pockets.”
A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Mr Moon has taken action to repay the cost of these items.”

Horror moment chairlift COLLAPSES at Russian resort leaving 13 dangling in the air & four plunging into lake below
THIS is the horrifying moment a chairlift collapses at a Russian resort with four passenger sent plunging into a lake below.
The ride from hell saw six more people injured after falling to the ground as another 13 others were left dangling in the air.



A dozen tourists needed treatment from officials in Nalchik after the mountainous Kabardino-Balkaria region.
One is reportedly in a serious condition.
Concerning footage shows how the chairs suddenly jolt before dropping several feet as they pass along the line above the resort.
Riders can be heard screaming as they crash down to the ground and land in trees, on the road and in the 22ft deep Lake Trek.
Other passengers were left stranded in midair still strapped into their chairs.
Thirteen people had to be “evacuated” by the emergency services in the end.
A major rescue operation was also put in place to rescue those who had collapsed on the ground and take them to hospital.
A child was among those hurt in the chairlift collapse.
A regional health ministry spokesman confirmed one patient is in serious condition in an intensive care unit.
The chairlift – to a local scenic viewing point – was originally built in 1968.
A preliminary investigation into the cause of the accident says wear and tear of the cables is considered as the main reason.
A criminal case has been opened into the incident.