Ex-Conservative peers Lord Taylor of Warwick and Lord Hanningfield have been released early from jail sentences for fiddling parliamentary expenses.
Former Essex County Council leader Lord Hanningfield was jailed for nine months in July for falsely claiming almost £14,000 for overnight stays in London.
Lord Taylor was jailed for a year in May for fraudulently claiming £11,277.
Expense: Hanningfield and Taylor freed from jail
Apparently both men were freed on curfew with electronic tags. But they are still free.
Now I don't have any qualms against the rioters receiving tough sentences (within reason), but what kind of message does the early release of these peers send to the rest of us?
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