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Graham Allen has revealed that he suspects the carpeting tastes of former parliamentary neighbour Michael Gove is behind the infestation of his office by moths.
"It is not true that the first moth arrived when I opened my wallet nor when I had to examine my 1987 expenses claims," the Labour MP for Nottingham North said in response to our initial reporting of his woes.
"The fact is Michael Gove MP brought in a second-hand Moroccan carpet and ever since we have been plagued by them."
He noted that Gove, the shadow schools secretary, has "managed to get a transfer to another [moth free] office".
"I hope the Common House moth does not take up permanent residence and become the House's Common moth," he added.
Allen had asked in a parliamentary question what steps the Commons authorities are taking to tackle the problem.
He protested that T block, the section of the Parliamentary estate that houses some MPs' offices, had become plagued by the pests.
The Conservative frontbencher has yet to rebut the claims, but ePolitix.com suspects he's checking Allen's story for holes.
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