Just an update on poor forgetful Diane Abbott. The rest of this post is lifted from the (London) Daily Telegraph of Feb 3, 2004.

Second probe for Abbott

Diane Abbott's failure to declare outside earnings is to be the subject of a second investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, Sir Philip Mawer. Last week, Abbott was forced to make a formal apology to the Commons for "forgetting" to register the £17,500 she earned as a pundit on the BBC programme This Week.

Now a second batch of earnings, from the London radio station LBC, are to come under scrutiny. In July, Abbott and Ann Widdecombe stood in for presenter Nick Ferrari. Widdy declared her earnings ("up to £5,000"), but Abbott did not.

Tory MP Andrew Rosindell has submitted a formal complaint, which Sir Philip will investigate.