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Police have questioned a Tory MP over claims he forged £700 worth of expenses invoices.

Chris Davies, who is a ministerial aide, spoke voluntarily to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on Tuesday, after being referred by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) over a claim for pictures for his constituency office.

The MP for Brecon and Radshire told MailOnline he was cooperating with the investigation, saying: "I am looking forward to having this resolved."

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Mr Davies, 50, who entered Parliament in 2015 and is an unpaid parliamentary aide in the Wales Office, has previously said that he made an "honest mistake" in the way he submitted the claim but insisted he did nothing wrong.

The claims were made to the expenses watchdog - the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in April.

It is understood that he is accused of manually creating two invoices for £450 and £250 rather than submitting the full £700 claim by computer.

He has previously said that he repaid the £450 sum, which was charged to a start-up fund for new MPs to set up offices.

In his annual report in April, Ipsa compliance officer Andy McDonald said: "In April 2018, IPSA were made aware of an allegation that an MP had submitted a false expense in relation to his Start Up costs budget in 2016.

"IPSA referred this to me, and I subsequently referred it on to the MPS. The police investigation is currently ongoing."

Letters seen by the Mail on Sunday claimed that one of the invoices was for furniture - but it was claimed to be from a photography firm.

In a summary of the allegations in a letter from Conservative Party HQ, it said it appeared he was "concerned the invoice may be rejected as excessive" and he "fabricated" it through as two smaller ones instead.

Mr Davies is thought to have paid back £450 of the £700 he received back on expenses.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The compliance officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority made a referral to the MPS on Wednesday 4 April in relation to an allegation of fraudulent expense claims submitted by an individual.

"The special enquiry team launched an investigation in June 2018. A 50-year-old man was voluntarily interviewed under caution on Tuesday 17 July 2018. Inquiries continue."