Expense Fraud
Moran's claims for expenses have regularly drawn press attention. Her claims peaked in the period 2004-05, totalling £168,569, which was the second highest of any MP, and the highest of any to be re-elected. Her claims for 2004-05 were £73,198 higher than Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins. However, it was not until May 2009 that the full details of her claims were revealed.
Revelations of the expense claims caused Moran to announce she would not stand in the 2010 general election, and she was later barred from doing so by the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. Speaking in Parliament, the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown described Moran's behaviour as "totally unacceptable".
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