June 9, 2009
The MP who claimed £1,645 on expenses for that indispensable tool of government - a floating duck island - is to sell it to raise money for charity.
Tory MP for Gosport Sir Peter Viggers told the Portsmouth News he felt "humiliated" after his expense claims were published in the Daily Telegraph.
The £30,000 claim for gardening costs, which Guru considers the highlight of the delicious expenses saga, included the 5ft Stockholm duck house which acts as an island to protect ducks from being attacked by foxes.
Adam Partridge, rent-a-quote auctioneer from TV's Flog It, Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic, said he believed the duck house could sell for much higher than its normal value of about £300.
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