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    MP Nadhim Zahawi apologises for claiming taxpayers' money to heat his stables

    Conservative member for Stratford on Avon says he will pay back some of the money after 'mistake' led him to claim more for second-home energy bills than any other MP

    A Conservative MP has promised to repay part of a £5,822 expenses claim for his energy bills after it emerged taxpayers were paying to heat his stables.

    Nadhim Zahawi, a wealthy businessman, said he was "mortified" to discover the error in which he claimed expenses to cover electricity and heating oil for his estate in Warwickshire.

    The MP for Stratford on Avon runs the Oaklands Riding School and Livery Yard with his wife from their 31-acre estate, which he has designated as his second home.

    His expenses claim came to light when an investigation earlier this month revealed that 340 MPs, including Government ministers, had reclaimed almost £200,000 in one year on energy bills for their second homes. Mr Zahawi's claim was the highest.

    A founder of the market research firm YouGov, Mr Zahawi owns a property in southwest London and also rents out three apartments in the capital.

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