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Levitt spent £8,013 on a new bathroom in his London flat; however, only £6,335 of this was paid because he had exceeded the maximum spend. This was in addition to an initial claim of £5,281 for renovation work on his London flat. Levitt has said that he believed he had been 'moderate' in his claims
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607:"50 years ago I joined Labour. A former MP, I can no longer support a leadership which I see as incompetent, hypocritical and profoundly wrong on key issues such as the idea that a 'better Brexit' is available. Our politics is broken and Labour is as much to blame as the Tories"
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During the furore over MPs' expenses in 2009, it was revealed Levitt had submitted a £16.50 claim in 2006 for a memorial wreath. He said the claim had been submitted by accident by a member of staff and that the claim had been rejected.
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