Eric Illsley

Eric Illsley sentenced to a year in prison

11-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

Eric Illsley, a former adviser to a pub trade group, was jailed for a year yesterday for dishonestly claiming £14,500 of MP expenses. Illsley,...

Illsley pleads guilty over expenses' fraud

11-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore

Pro-pub MP Eric Illsley could be facing jail after admitting he dishonestly claimed more than £14,000 of expenses. Illsley, a former parliamentary...

Eric Illsley pleads guilty to expenses fraud

11-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit

An MP with close links to a trade association for licensees has admitted to claiming more than £14,000 in fradulent expenses. Eric Illsley, who has...

FLVA will stand by MP Eric Illsley

19-May-2010 By John Harrington

The FLVA president says he will stand by the group's Parliamentary adviser Eric Illsley MP, who faces court over expenses allegations.

MP attacks Fair Pint over 'discrediting' tactics

10-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore

A Labour MP has attacked the Fair Pint campaign for trying to "discredit" him after he suggested issues apart from the tie were to blame for the...

Pro-pub MP: focus on tax, not tie

18-Nov-2009 By Tony Halstead

Vice chairman of the Save the Pub Group has urged members to focus on cuts in beer tax rather than breaking the beer tie.