Hanningfield acquitted of expenses fraud after parliament intervenes with court
Former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield cleared of false accounting charges
November 2014
Police launch inquiry into Tory peer Lord Hanningfield’s allowance claims
Former council leader ordered to repay £3,300 for claiming allowance for days on which he did no parliamentary work
May 2014
Lord Hanningfield suspended from Lords for a year over allowance claims
Privileges and conduct committee gives out stiffest penalty available but there are calls for his permanent expulsion
December 2013
Nick Clegg renews calls for Lords reform after Hanningfield scandal
Lord Hanningfield: I can name 50 peers who 'clock in' to claim expenses
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Daily Mirror returns to its roots with an excellent investigative scoop
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Lord Hanningfield defends 'clocking in' to claim expenses
February 2013
Peer jailed over expenses wins £3,500 damages from police
Judge rules in favour of Lord Hanningfield, who said police did not have grounds for believing arresting him was necessary
November 2012
Lord Hanningfield spent £286,000 on Essex council credit card
Although Essex peer reimbursed costs identified as personal spending, issues remained over a lack of receipts
May 2012
MPs' expenses scandal: what happened next?
Disgraced, depressed and, in some cases, imprisoned: politicians tainted by the expenses scandal talk to Simon Hattenstone about trying to rebuild their lives
November 2011
Peers jailed over expenses can return to Lords next spring
Decision on Lord Taylor of Warwick and Lord Hanningfield, say reformers, highlights need for same disqualification rules as MPs
September 2011
Lord Hanningfield arrested in expenses inquiry – again, but gets bail
Lord Taylor of Warwick and Lord Hanningfield released from jail early
July 2011
Lord Hanningfield loses appeal against expenses conviction
Lord Hanningfield jailed for nine months
May 2011
Lord Hanningfield found guilty of expenses fraud
Conservative peer will be sentenced in six weeks after denying six counts of false accounting
Peer accused of fiddling expenses says Lords duties left him 'out of pocket'
Lord Hanningfield told police his actions were the same as 500 or 600 other peers and he believed he had done nothing illegal
Lord Hanningfield made 'false and misleading' expenses claims
Tory peer and ex-Essex county council leader's charges included a London hotel claim for night when he was on a plane to India
July 2010
Former Labour MPs and Tory peer lose appeal over expenses charges
David Chaytor, Elliot Morley, Jim Devine and Lord Hanningfield are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege
