Financial Dealings
In May 2008, while Shapps was shadow housing minister, campaign donations by companies related to his frontbench portfolio (two online mortgage brokers, an estate agent, a commercial property developer and a firm of solicitors specialising in conveyancing and remortgaging) were publicized, with critics suggesting that the donations might be influencing Conservative policies.
In the MPs expenses scandal of 2009 Shapps was categorised by The Daily Telegraph as an "expenses saint".
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