I suppose we should yawn at this “revelation” about Esther McVey’s expenses claims really (see link below). Of course she did this. Because she can. And that leads to a mildly interesting question (God, I’ve started yawning already): as this stuff is supposed to be scrutinised carefully, not to say regulated, what excuse did the regulators use to let these claims through? The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), for it is they, said: “Communication is a large part of an MP’s role and they are able to claim professional services to support them carrying out their duties. This could include photography to be used on their website and other digital and print communication channels.” Perhaps they’re not so much regulators as turnstile operators. There’s a kind of turnstile as visitors leave the parliamentary “estate”. I went through it last week. You just push and round it goes. “On you go, Esther, see you next week.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/12/esther-mcvey-expensed-thousands-of-pounds-for-personal-photographer