Daily Mirror

Whine dining in Houses of Parliament

- BY JEREMY ARMSTRONG

PAMPERED MPs, peers and their staff have filed a raft of complaints about taxpayer-funded canteens.

Despite enjoying fine wine and subsidised meals in the House of Commons and Lords, their moans included portion sizes and soggy battered fish.

One lord – embroiled in a row over attendance allowances, exposed by the Mirror – complained about thin slices of meat.

They said: “One thick slice, but an enormous hole in the middle, and we clearly have a very different definition of thick.”

Another rant was about “soggy, grey, unappealin­g” battered fish. A Commons spokesman said the catering service “seeks feedback to ensure high standards”, adding: “We provide a value-for-money service.”

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BATTERED Fish and chips

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