Balls claimed expenses for cleaning without submitting any receipts despite telling families they had a duty to record …

Labour shadow chancellor claimed 1,610 for cleaners without receipts His wife Yvette Cooper claimed 2,640 for housework and gardening Comes after he said people should get a receipt for all cash-in-hand jobs Prime Minister said he had paid cash without asking for a receipt But Mr Cameron said it was not in a way to 'help anyone evade their taxes'

By Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline

Published: 06:41 EST, 17 February 2015 | Updated: 13:29 EST, 17 February 2015

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Ed Balls claimed 1,610 for cleaners without providing any receipts

Ed Balls and a string of Labour frontbenchers claimed expenses for cleaning and other odd jobs without submitting receipts, it has emerged.

Mr Balls claimed 1,610 for cleaners and his wife Yvette Cooper claimed 2,640 for housework and gardening, out of a total of 37,881 claimed by 12 Labour MPs.

But the shadow chancellor did not submit a single receipt for the work done despite telling families they had a duty to record the personal details of gardeners, cleaners and handymen, no matter how small the job done.

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