‘Government pays!’: hereditary peer faces questions over expenses claim for business trip

Earl of Shrewsbury offers to reimburse taxpayer over use of first-class ticket and his erroneous' claims

A Conservative hereditary peer, who was previously punished for breaking the House of Lords rules, is facing fresh questions over whether he breached them again after he admitted he erroneously" made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur.

After inquiries by the Guardian, the Earl of Shrewsbury said he has offered to reimburse the taxpayer for the travel expenses he claimed, and any sums that could be due from part of a first-class ticket he used to attend a board meeting of a commercial company.