Another clutch of embarrassing parliamentary expenses claims have been revealed as the public mood over the revelations turns increasingly angry.
Justice minister Shahid Malik claimed tens of thousands of pounds on his second home in London while renting his constituency home in Dewsbury for less than £100 a week, according to the Daily Telegraph.
And former Cabinet member Clare Short was also paid £8,000 too much after claiming for her full mortgage payments despite only being entitled to the interest, it has been revealed.
There have also been revelations about a number of MP couples, including Cabinet colleagues Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper who reportedly "flipped" their second home to three different properties within two years, and Ann and Alan Keen, who have allegedly claimed almost £40,000 a year on a central London flat less than 10 miles from their family home.
The details have been published amid mounting pressure for police action against the worst alleged abuses and after the continuing scandal claimed its first MP scalps.
One opinion poll also showed Labour had slumped to its lowest rating of 22%, handing the Conservatives a landslide victory if translated into votes at the next general election,
Mr Malik's claims for his second home in Peckham, south London, amounted to £66,827 over three years, the highest figure for any MP, according to the Telegraph.
They were said to include £2,600 for a home cinema system - which was cut in half by the Commons Fees Office - £730 for a "massage chair", and £65 for a court summons for the non-payment of council tax.
Mr Malik insisted that he had acted within the rules and denied that his job was on the line. He claimed that much of the reporting about his expenses claims was "absolute nonsense".
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Speaking from Dewsbury, he insisted he was "as straight as they come" and said nearly every other MP in the country had spent the same amount as him. But he pledged to donate £1,050 he claimed for a television to worthy local causes in his constituency.
