Eric Illsley charged over expenses

Eric Illsley, the Labour MP for Barnsley Central, has become the latest member of parliament to be charged over his expenses claims, it emerged today.

Illsley is accused of three counts of false accounting and will appear at City of Westminster magistrates' court on 17 June.

It is alleged that he falsely claimed more than £20,000 over three years for expenses on his second home in London.

The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said that there was "sufficient evidence" to charge the MP, adding that it was "in the public interest to bring criminal charges".

Starmer said: "Mr Illsley faces three charges under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 for false accounting.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/19/labour-mp-eric-illsley-charged-expenses

I'm guessing however, that Barnsley Labour party decided not to bother on the basis that people in Barnsley will vote for any old rubbish as long as it's wearing a red rosette.