UKIP suggests a solution to the MPs' expenses problem.

The UK Independence Party has called for the government to overhaul the MPs expenses system and replace it with a model similar to that of Sweden.

“In Sweden, second homes in Stockholm for members who live outside the capital are provided by the Riksdag (Swedish Parliament) and let to the MPs free of charge”, said Paul Nuttall, UKIP Chairman.

Swedish MPs who choose to live in apartments they have found themselves receive a flat 7,000 Krona, the equivalent of under £600 a month, and they cannot claim for improvements to that accommodation.

“This system would put a stop to British MPs climbing the property ladder and making huge sums of money at the expense of the taxpayer,” said Mr. Nuttall, who is also UKIP’s number one candidate for the European Election in the North West.

Also in Sweden MPs travel expenses are covered by parliament but journeys must be undertaken in the cheapest possible way. And they must be booked through the parliamentary travel office,” he said.

"These ideas seem a far more sensible use of taxpayers money than the system in place in this country, which as we have seen, is wide open to abuse.

"It is a very sad reflection of society that those elected to run Britain, purportedly for the benefit of its citizens, are only now gaining a conscience after they have been caught with their fingers in the till," he said.