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Minister behind Labour's mansion tax spends £900 of YOUR cash on a desk

Minister behind Labour's mansion tax spends £900 of YOUR cash on a desk

Torsten Bell also charged taxpayers £600 for three chairs for his office and claimed more than £200 on his Parliamentary expenses for professional help to assemble the furniture.

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