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Sir John Bourn, the guardian of the public purse who ran up bills of £356,000 on travel and £27,000 on meals, is to step down from the post in January, it was announced today.
The comptroller and auditor general, who recently faced calls for his resignation, will retire on January 31, the National Audit Office confirmed.
The auditor general came under fire earlier this month after the Guardian revealed Sir John's expenditure on foreign travel and entertaining - paid for by the taxpayer.
It emerged that the spending watchdog regularly booked first-class air travel for himself and Lady Bourn and that he had enjoyed 175 lunches and dinners at some of London's most expensive restaurants since 2004.
One meal, for four people at Wiltons restaurant, cost taxpayers £500.
Worth every penny I'm sure. I wonder what his triple-gold-plated pension and golden handshake looks like. ****.
Sir John Bourn, the guardian of the public purse who ran up bills of £356,000 on travel and £27,000 on meals, is to step down from the post in January, it was announced today.
The comptroller and auditor general, who recently faced calls for his resignation, will retire on January 31, the National Audit Office confirmed.
The auditor general came under fire earlier this month after the Guardian revealed Sir John's expenditure on foreign travel and entertaining - paid for by the taxpayer.
It emerged that the spending watchdog regularly booked first-class air travel for himself and Lady Bourn and that he had enjoyed 175 lunches and dinners at some of London's most expensive restaurants since 2004.
One meal, for four people at Wiltons restaurant, cost taxpayers £500.
Worth every penny I'm sure. I wonder what his triple-gold-plated pension and golden handshake looks like. ****.
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