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MP to sell duck house for charity

An MP who claimed £1,645 on expenses for a floating duck island is to sell it to raise money for charity.

Tory MP Sir Peter Viggers said he felt “humiliated” after his expense claims were published in the Daily Telegraph. The £30,000 claim for gardening costs included the 5ft duck house, which acts as an island to protect ducks from being attacked by foxes.

He told the Portsmouth News: “I’ve replied to the dozen or so people that have enquired that my wife and I are minded, in due course, to sell the thing for charity.”

Adam Partridge, auctioneer from TV’s Flog It, Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic, said he believed the duck house could sell for much higher than its normal value of about £300.

He said: “This is the notorious duck house and could get thousands and thousands. I’ve not auctioned off anything like this before; it’s really tricky to say how much it could go for, but it may be a lot.”

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