▁highest ▁exp enses ▁claim ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁exp enses ▁claim ants ▁were ▁from ▁Scotland ▁– ▁and ▁thus ▁understand ably ▁had ▁high ▁travel ▁exp enses ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁longest ▁distances ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁get ▁between ▁their ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁L ought on ▁supported ▁Bre x it ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁European ▁Union ▁membership ▁refer endum . ▁He ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁V ote ▁Le ave ▁organisation . ▁ ▁L ought on ▁was ▁Camp aign ▁Manager ▁for ▁Andrea ▁Le ads om ' s ▁un success ful ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party . ▁ ▁From ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁L ought on ▁acted ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁Select ▁Committee ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁MP ▁Keith ▁V az ▁over ▁alleg ed ▁in app ropri ate ▁behaviour . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁L ought on ▁commented ▁about ▁his ▁attend ance ▁earlier ▁that ▁evening ▁at ▁the ▁B AF T As , ▁compla ining ▁that , ▁during ▁his ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁for ▁Best ▁British ▁Film ▁( I , ▁Daniel ▁Bla ke ), ▁the ▁director ▁Ken ▁Lo ach ▁spoke ▁" the ▁usual ▁predict able ▁dri vel ". ▁He ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁the ▁comments ▁by ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁MP ▁Andy ▁Burn ham , ▁who ▁respond ed