Shamed Simon Danczuk claimed money for ‘crisis management’ after The Sun exposed his sordid texts to teenage girl
Rochdale MP was suspended by the Labour Party after the texts were revealed and is also being investigated over an alleged rape
DISGRACED Labour MP Simon Danczuk claimed £500 expenses to pay for “crisis management” after The Sun exposed his sordid texts to a teenage girl.
Fury has erupted over a fee from a blanked-out consultant he sent to the Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority for “media relations work over Christmas period”.
The receipt adds: “Two days’ work. Crisis management and handling a high volume of media inquiries.”
The Rochdale MP, 49, was suspended by the Labour Party last December after we revealed he sent
Sophena Houlihan, 17, explicit texts when she contacted him looking for a job.
And in March he agreed to repay £11,000 after claiming Parliamentary expenses for his two children, even though they did not “routinely live” with him at his London flat.
He is also being investigated by police over an alleged rape.
Rochdale councillor Andy Kelly said: “He seems to think the taxpayer should pay for someone to mop up the mess of his own creation. Don’t forget this happened while he was outed sexting a 17-year-old.”
Mr Danczuk declined to comment.