McLetchie makes expenses plea

FORMER Scottish Tory leader David McLetchie has called for MSPs’ allowances to be brought into line with those at Westminster.

The Edinburgh Pentlands MSP - who quit as leader after a row over his taxi expenses - said Holyrood’s current Members Support Allowance (MSA) should be scrapped and replaced with three separate allowances for staff costs, office expenses and a communications budget. for more click here