British taxpayers are forking out millions of pounds so that MEPs can drink from sparkling water fountains, be driven around by chauffeur and sit in £220 memory foam chairs, the Telegraph can reveal.

Quaestor's Quarterly, a newsletter written by the European parliament's administrative officers, offers an intriguing glimpse into the gilded lifestyle of MEPs, who also benefit from a notoriously secretive expenses package and an airport fast lane.

One issue of Quaestor's Quarterly seen by the Telegraph tells MEPs that a special VIP line has been set up at the airport in Strasbourg, the home of the second European parliament after Brussels, so they don't have to queue up with the masses.

The service, named "Passengers with assistance," allows MEPs to be "accompanied by specially assigned airport staff to this fast lane, where Members will be given priority."

Another entry, from the Spring 2017 newsletter, announces the creation of an internal drivers' service, illustrated with a cartoon of a grinning chauffeur.