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- ↑ Winnett, Robert, and Swaine, Jon, MPs' expenses: officials colluded over mortgage claims Archived 1 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Telegraph, 18 May 2009
- ↑ Jon Swaine Ben Chapman overclaimed £15,000 on mortgage: MPs' expenses Archived 14 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2009
- ↑ Rob Merrick Wirral South MP Ben Chapman to quit over MP expenses scandal Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , LiverpoolEcho.co.uk, 21 May 2009