Expenses racked up by MPs last year have been revealed by the House of Commons.

They claimed a total of £87.6million, up five per cent on the previous 12 months.

Kingston's pair of Lib Dem MPs notched up a bill of £262,583 between them.

Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton, claimed £126,983 while Susan Kramer, MP for Richmond Park, claimed £117,837.

In Elmbridge, Philip Hammond, MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, spent £118,089 and Ian Taylor, MP for Esher and Walton, spent £138,270.

The cash was spent on running offices, paying staff and travelling around the country and to and from parliament.

The figures, released by Parliament's Member Estimate Committee, also show former PM Tony Blair claimed £97,084 and new leader Gordon Brown claimed £135,525.

Conservative leader David Cameron claimed £135,336 and former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell claimed £142,810.