"In the meantime, my decision means that you will not be allowed to represent the Labour Party at any level nor be in receipt of the Labour whip, " she wrote.

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Johnston had claimed to be unemployed and was in receipt of state benefits.

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However, the party's proposals are not without difficulties because some pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits would be worse off.

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As with any private industry in receipt of almost unlimited cheap public funds, finance now has every incentive to be as big as possible beyond the point of usefulness.

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The condition was that this receipt be scribbled on a piece of paper and not a printed receipt from his meter, which would result in the payment being registered.

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