Some British lawmakers who employed family members have been able to claim extra expenses, according to fresh reports, amid claims that half of MPs could be wiped out at the next election, AFP reported.
The Sunday Telegraph named several members of parliament (MPs) who it said were able to claim money for a main home as well as a second home because their partner works there on official business.
It and sister paper the Daily Telegraph have published over two weeks of damaging disclosures about MPs' lavish expense claims which have rocked the political establishment and provoked fury among the British public.
Meanwhile, quoting research conducted at Plymouth University, The Sunday Times claimed at least half of Britain's 646 MPs would be swept away at the next election through forced resignations, retirement or defeat -- the biggest shake-up since 1945.
The scandal has prompted commentators to predict that many Britons will turn their backs in disgust on mainstream political parties in favour of fringe and independent candidates.
But the archbishops of Canterbury and York urged voters not to take out their frustration on politicians by voting for the far-right British National Party at European and local elections on June 4.
"This is not a moment for voting in favour of any political party whose core ideology is about sowing division in our communities and hostility on grounds of race, creed or colour," said Rowan Williams and John Sentamu in a joint statement.
They did, though, acknowledge an "understandable sense of anger and disillusionment" over the revelations.
This week's Sunday Telegraph named disgraced former Conservative MP Derek Conway as among the MPs who claimed extra taxpayers' money.
It said Conway -- whose wife works for him -- claimed for a family home in Northumberland, northeast England, saying he did parliamentary work there.
This was even though it is 330 miles (530 kilometres) from his constituency in southeast London.
Also in the spotlight Sunday was Conservative lawmaker Julie Kirkbride.
Her husband, fellow Tory MP Andrew MacKay, said Saturday he would not stand at the next election after they both claimed allowances for a house they share, effectively double-charging the taxpayer.
The News of the World newspaper reported Sunday that Kirkbride's brother lived rent-free at the house. She described the report as a "total distortion", insisting the brother helps with childcare and has his own home.
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