This is how the Lewes MP spent her £192,000 expenses last year

Lewes MP Maria Caulfield cost the taxpayer around £192,000 last year, new figures reveal.

By Frankie Elliott

Published 26th Jan 2022, 12:52 BST

Updated 26th Jan 2022, 14:34 BST

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Figures from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority show the Conservative MP's total business costs for the 2020-21 financial year were £192,189.25.

The MP's costs were up slightly from £191,763.83 the year before, but below the average for all Members of Parliament, of £203,880.

By comparison, Darren Henry, a fellow Tory MP for Broxtowe, had costs of £280,900 last year, while Philip Hollobone, the member for Kettering, had just £80,700.