Taxpayers foot £4,000 phone bill

[Anarcho-Socialist]

Council taxpayers will have to pay almost £4,000 of a phone bill run up by a councillor on a family holiday in Hawaii, officials said on Friday.

Alby Tebbutt, a Conservative on Havering Council, Romford, used his council-issued mobile phone to make the calls during three weeks last spring.

A council spokesman said Mr Tebbutt, who represents Pettits ward in Romford, had repaid £2,676 for personal calls.

The rest were council business calls and would have to come from taxpayers.

More at:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4608087.stm
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If it was a Labour or Lib Dem councillor, this would be on the front page of the Daily Mail.

Why couldn't they have just got a US-sim card? A far cheaper alternative.

[whatgives]

1. Better get

Tony Blair on it:evilgrin:

[fedsron2us]

2. Obviously, he had never heard of email or VOIP

This will make lovely copy for his opponents next time he comes up for election.