Elliot Morley | |
|---|---|
 Morley in 2008 | |
| Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment[a] | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 8 May 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Meacher |
| Succeeded by | Ian Pearson |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Countryside | |
| In office 5 May 1997 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | James Clappison |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe Glanford and Scunthorpe (1987–1997) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hickmet |
| Succeeded by | Nic Dakin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elliot Anthony Morley 6 July 1952 Liverpool, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Patricia Hunt |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Residence(s) | Winterton, Lincolnshire |
| Alma mater | Hull College of Education |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Website | elliotmorley.co.uk |
Elliot Anthony Morley (born 6 July 1952) is a British former Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and then Scunthorpe from 1997 to 2010. In 2009, he was accused by The Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had already been repaid.[1] Morley was prosecuted and on 7 April 2011 pleaded guilty in Southwark Crown Court to two counts of false accounting, involving over £30,000. On 20 May 2011, he was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment.[2][3][4][5] He was released from prison on 20 September 2011 having served a quarter of his sentence.[6]
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- ^ Winnett, Robert; Watt, Holly (13 May 2009). "Elliot Morley claimed £16,000 for mortgage that did not exist: MPs' expenses". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Ex-MP Elliot Morley jailed for expenses fraud". London: BBC News. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Ex-MP Elliot Morley pleads guilty to expenses fraud". BBC News. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Sharma, Sarah (17 October 2009). "Tax affairs of 27 MPs under investigation". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Three MPs and one peer to be charged over expenses". BBC News. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Expenses fraud ex-MP Elliot Morley freed from jail". BBC News. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.