Before last year's expenses scandal, people were losing faith in politicians.

Howarth left the role in the wake of the 2009 expenses scandal.

Ipsa was set up quite rapidly following the expenses scandal.

The arrogance that lay behind the expenses scandal hasn't gone away.

We saw this with the politicians and the expenses scandal.

"Together, these measures will help put the expenses scandal behind us and start to restore trust in our political institutions."

There's been a general election since the expenses scandal.

We don't trust our political leaders, after the expenses scandal.

I had wondered where they'd been during the expenses scandal.

He has kept a low profile since the expenses scandal erupted.