“Mrs Martin has no formal official role as the wife of the Speaker, yet the couple averaged an overseas trip once every four months to some of the most sought-after destinations in the world.
They include a 15-day visit to Hawaii and New Zealand in July/August 2004 and a two-day trip to the Bahamas in January 2007.”
However, all of his junkets were approved by a Commons Committee chaired by Speaker Martin.
So that’s obviously squeaky clean. Oink! Oink! Ouik!