Watchdog accepted Taiwo Owatemi’s claim for landlord’s surcharge to let her keep dog in London flatMinisters will ask the Commons authorities to consider changing rules that allowed a Labour whip to claim £900 in expenses to rent a pet-friendly flat in London.The government will lobby the independent expenses regulator to look at allowance rules after Taiwo Owatemi claimed for a pet surcharge demanded by her landlord to allow her to keep her dog in the property. Continue reading...