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BEXLEY: Disgraced former council leader Ian Clement carries out community service

2:58pm Friday 13th November 2009 in


DISGRACED former Bexley Council leader and deputy London mayor, Ian Clement, has been pictured carrying out his community service.

Clement, shown here painting a toilet door while wearing a community payback vest, was given a suspended jail sentence in October after fiddling his City Hall expenses.

Disgraced: Clement gets to work on a toilet block door

The 44-year-old, of Heatherbank Close, Crayford, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud after admitting dishonestly claiming for a £32.50 lunch with Enfield Council leader Councillor Michael Rye.

He also claimed a £72.50 meal with Barnet Council leader Councillor Mike Freer, and a meal with Kensington and Chelsea Council leader Councillor Merrick Cockell, costing £51.70.

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willyboy says...
3:17pm Fri 13 Nov 09

I hope he washes his hands before he paints that door?

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Sidcupite says...
3:20pm Fri 13 Nov 09

Justice has been done! Clement doing his time in Bexley. Still want him prosecuted from Bexley as well, though, and not just by City Hall.

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shergars ghost says...
11:13pm Fri 13 Nov 09

Bexley Councillors, you know, the ones that canvassed for votes on whether the election of a Borough Mayor is better than the system at present and canvassed for it during the Summer and then only online,
that got only 99 votes out of possible 170,000 are the same Councillors that believed Ian Clement's ''genuine mistakes''...!!
It's about time residents formed themselves into Groups and associations to genuinely believe whether these Councillors, plus hangers on, should be voted out next year.

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bigted80 says...
8:19pm Sat 14 Nov 09

shergars ghost wrote:
Bexley Councillors, you know, the ones that canvassed for votes on whether the election of a Borough Mayor is better than the system at present and canvassed for it during the Summer and then only online, that got only 99 votes out of possible 170,000 are the same Councillors that believed Ian Clement's ''genuine mistakes''...!! It's about time residents formed themselves into Groups and associations to genuinely believe whether these Councillors, plus hangers on, should be voted out next year.
Blimey, he looks rough! I do like the vest, but Shergar STOP WITTERING ON.

Nobody seems to care about your silly eant sbaout Mayors this or Groups that. Are you some self styled little tin pot dictator who wants to rule the world or something. Go buy set up a news paper or somthing, because your just boring!!!

Do you really really think that an elected Mayor will change anything? Hardly worked in Lewisham has it. Go make yourself a nice horlicks and go watch tv for a bit

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abmis says...
1:07pm Mon 16 Nov 09

Clements is getting off lightly if you ask me. He has filled his pockets with our money and getting off with a little bit of community service. He should be proseduted foir what he stole frm Bexley and his fellow Councillor colleagues who accepted his free lunches etc. should also be punished.

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