MP to sell expensed duck house for charity

SACKED Tory grandee Peter Viggers who claimed £1,645 from the public purse for a "duck island" for his garden, revealed plans today to sell it to raise money for charity.

Sir Peter Viggers, inset, is to auction the duck house

The shamed Conservative MP for Gosport came under-fire after it emerged he had claimed a staggering £30,000 of taxpayers' cash for gardening costs - including the 5ft Stockholm duck house.

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Sir Peter, who is to quit his seat at the next General Election, said he intended to sell the duck house to raise money for a good cause after receiving several requests to donate it to charity.

He said: “I’ve replied to the dozen or so people that have enquired that my wife and I are minded, in due course, to sell the thing for charity.”

Adam Partridge, auctioneer from TV’s Flog It, Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic, said he believed it could sell for much higher than its normal value of about £300.

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He said: “This is the notorious duck house and could get thousands and thousands.

This is the notorious duck house and could get thousands and thousands

Auctioneer Adam Partridge

“I’ve not auctioned off anything like this before; it’s really tricky to say how much it could go for, but it may be a lot.”

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The 5ft duck house acts as a floating island to protect ducks from being attacked by foxes.

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