Kitty Ussher resigns from Government over £17,000 tax dodge: MPs' expenses

The uncensored expenses files show that Miss Ussher, who was only appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in this month’s reshuffle, temporarily changed the designation of her main home for tax purposes in early 2007, shortly before she joined the Treasury when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister.

Under tax laws, everyone must designate a property as their main or principal home, on which they do not have to pay tax on the profits when sold.