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Labour MP claims expenses for Poppy Day wreath

A Labour frontbencher has claimed on expenses for a Remembrance Sunday poppy wreath.

Marsha De Cordova, 43, claimed back the £17 spent on the tribute to the nation’s forces.

Ms Cordova, MP for Battersea, said the claim was an “administrative error”, and she was “deeply sorry”.

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Tory MP Colonel Bob Stewart said: “Remembrance Sunday is about remembering those who have fallen in battle for whatever country they fought for as young men and women.

“It is wrong to claim for a wreath to commemorate.’

Ms De Cordova said the claim was lodged with The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) as a mistake.

She added: “This should not have happened and was the result of an administrative error.

“I am deeply sorry, and I would like to put on record my utmost respect for all those who have sacrificed their lives in armed conflict.”

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