Tory MP Learns Herbrew at Tax Payer's Expense

[Rev.Cambeul]

Tory MP learns lover's language and puts the £678 cost of lessons on expenses

By Kirsty Walker

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185893/Tory-MP-Nick-Boles-puts-private-Hebrew-lessons-expenses.html

A Tory MP was under fire last night for charging taxpayers for lessons he took to learn his partner's language.

Nick Boles has spent £678.80 on studying Hebrew after entering into a civil partnership with Shay Meshulam last year.

Mr Boles, who has called for pensioners to be stripped of free prescriptions, winter fuel payments and bus passes, claims he is 'entitled' to learn the ancient Jewish language. 'Language instruction is a service available to Members of Parliament. I took some Hebrew lessons. It is something I'm entitled to do.'

The Grantham MP met Mr Meshulam on a Conservative Friends of Israel trip and they had a civil ceremony last March. [more ...]