I have to say the most enjoyable part of this circus was seeing Labour MP Shahid Malik, who spends most of his time campaigning against the BNP or predicting a totally Islamified Britain, has resigned in disgrace after being revealed as the biggest swindler of them all, ripping off taxpayers more than any other single member of parliament.

Mr Malik had refused to apologise, saying he had worked "by the book" and insisted he would not return any of the money to the taxpayer.
He then insultingly offered to donate the cost of his 40-inch flat screen to charity.

Mr Malik, who incredibly was also "Justice Minister" (I wonder what type of "justice"), has been exposed as claiming thousands of pounds in taxpayer allowances on his second home while renting his main home at a heavily discounted rate.

Mr Malik claimed £66,827 over three years on his house in London (£18,173 less than its original purchase price) while renting his main home in Dewsbury at a discounted rent of less than £100 a week.

Last year, he claimed £23,083 from the taxpayer for his London town house, equivalent to £443 per week. Mr Malik's arrangement means he pays below market rent for his main home while billing taxpayers thousands for his second home in London.

The MP for Dewsbury also claimed for thousands of pounds' worth of furniture and electrical equipment including £2,600 for a home cinema system - which was cut in half by the Commons Fees Office - and £730 for a massage chair.

Other items Mr Malik has claimed for include a £671 fireplace, a leather daybed sofa and a £510 fitted wardrobe. He attempted to make claims for an iPod and portable DVD player but these were rejected by the fees office as outrageous even by their already twisted standards.

Laughably, Mr Malik, who just last week took part in a coordinated media smear campaign against the BNP, defended himself by blaming the Fees Office rules.

"The expenses system is flawed," Mr Malik said in his defence. "I have not broken any rules."

Mr Malik confirmed that he had put a claim in for a home cinema system costing £2,600.

Mr Malik also faces allegations over the fact that his landlord in Dewsbury, millionaire Tahir Zaman, was fined in 2005 for letting a house to a family of five despite a council enforcement order classing the building as "uninhabitable."

Mr Zaman also received more than £4,000 a year from Mr Malik for renting out his constituency office to him. The money is funded from a separate system of parliamentary expenses.

In what is possibly one of the most incredible revelations to date, Mr Malik also claimed £65 for a court summons for council tax non-payment, making the taxpayer pick up the tab for the fines incurred by his personal unpaid debts.

Mr Malik is possibly most famous for predicting a totally Islamified Britain. At least he has given us the ability to see what type of standards we can expect once this happens.