Elliot Morley was a Labour minister between 2003 and 2006 Ex-Labour minister Elliot Morley is set to appear in court to face allegations of dishonestly claiming more than £30,000 in parliamentary expenses.
Mr Morley, who quit Parliament at the last election, denies two counts of false accounting relating to mortgage claims between 2004 and 2007.
He is accused of submitting £15,800 in inflated claims and of receiving £16,800 after he had paid off the loan on the property near Scunthorpe.
The hearing is due for 1600 BST.
Mr Morley was MP for Scunthorpe between 1987 and 2010 and an environment minister between 2003 and 2006.
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