Sir Geoffrey Cox claimed £1,500 for seven car trips to the House of Commons over three months in 2020, ‘but only voted in person three times’.
The Tory MP for Torridge and West Devon used temporary Covid rules that allowed MPs to appoint a ‘proxy’ to vote on his behalf for the other 18 days of voting.
He claimed £105.75 from the taxpayer each way for the 440-mile round trip between his constituency home in Tavistock, Devon and London.
Sir Geoffrey only voted in person on three occasions: October 21, November 25 and December 2.
In the same three month period between October and December 2020, he spent 178 hours working on four jobs which paid him £143,625, the Mirror reported.
The latest revelations come after a it was revealed Sir Geoffrey stayed at the Cooper Bay Villas on the isle of Tortola while working his ‘second job’.
Cooper Bay Villas, a luxury resort located in Tortola’s sun-drenched island of Tortola is discreetly hidden.
Set in 1.7 acres of perfectly manicured tropical gardens, this dream destination is where Sir Geoffrey Cox QC, the Tory MP for Torridge and West Devon, was billeted while beavering away at his ‘second job’
Worth £3.1million, the five-bedroom, five-bathroom residence is split across two villas and no expense was spared.
In the main house, there’s an impressive living and media room with soaring Bali-style woven ceilings, an enormous kitchen with professional-grade appliances perfect for whipping up an after-work meal, marble bathrooms and bedrooms where occupants are lulled to sleep by Atlantic breezes and the sound of gently lapping waves.
A vast deck faces the ocean with breathtaking views of brilliant blue waters and there’s an infinity plunge pool with loungers and a barbecue.
The famously secluded Cooper Bay is a short walk away and the sandy beach of Trunk Bay is just around the corner, yet the property is only ten minutes’ drive from Road Town, the capital of the British Virgin Islands.
Road Town is a noisy, bustling port, where huge cruise ships are disgorged tourists each day, and where yachts sail in-and-out. Sir Geoffrey works at the multinational law firm Withers.
With a beautiful view from your bedroom, you can wake up in the morning and enjoy the fresh sea breeze.
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The MP, who was sacked as the Government’s top legal officer in February 2020, was staying at the property while acting on behalf of the British Overseas Territory’s government in a courtroom inquiry, ordered by the Foreign Office, into allegations of corruption, abuse of office and ‘other serious dishonesty’ by the BVI’s political class.
The 61-year-old lawyer, who took advantage of temporary Covid rules that allowed MPs to appoint a ‘proxy’ to vote on his behalf and was thus able to be some 4,000 miles away on Tortola, has been devoting an astonishing number of hours a week to his legal work.
Sir Geoffrey, who charges almost £1,000 an hour for his legal services, earned almost £300,000 from Withers between late March and the end of April, working for 311 hours, according to Commons disclosures.
In the past six months, Sir Geoffrey spent 680 hours working for Withers, raking in £637,235 in the process, taking his total earnings outside his parliamentary work to well over £1million a year.
Reports claim that Sir Geoffrey also has agreed to work two weeks more for the British Virgin Islands during the Commons sitting.
His appearance to have used his Commons office to hear via Zoom has resulted in him being referred by Parliament’s sleaze guarddog.
According to reports, Geoffrey Cox agreed to work two weeks more for the British Virgin Islands during the Commons sitting.
Earlier this week, it emerged he took out a £3,900 loan from the taxpayer to cover the deposit on renting a London flat – at the same time as renting out his own property in the capital.
In 2017 the Torridge & West Devon MP moved out of his own property in London, and started claiming around £1,900 a month on expenses for another flat in the capital.
The arrangement does not break any rules, but Sir Geoffrey is reported to be renting his Battersea property out for around £1,000 a week.
MailOnline also revealed that Sir Geoffrey received a £3,900 loan from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) in 2017 to pay the deposit on his new accommodation.
He has earned more than £5.5million from his work as a lawyer while he has been an MP.
Official records reveal that the former Attorney General spent 10,700 hours on this huge sum. This was far more than his annual salary as an MP.
MailOnline reached out to Sir Geoffrey in order for him to comment.