A Labour MP is to repay expenses after claiming the cost of a poppy wreath to honour the war dead on Remembrance Day . Sarah Champion admitted the claim 'should never have been made ' and will return the £17 to the expenses watchdog this week . The MP , who was the star of a documentary about life in the Commons , billed the taxpayer for the tribute last November . Labour MP Sarah Champion billed the taxpayer £17 for a poppy wreath for Remembrance Day . According to official releases from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority , Miss Champion submitted the claim for 'Wreath for Remembrance Sunday ' , describing it as 'necessary expenses to 11/11/14 ' . IPSA paid the £17 , despite MPs being banned from claiming for wreaths . Miss Champion was elected as MP for Rotherham in 2012 after Labour 's Denis Macshane quit before being jailed over his expenses . The revelation about the wreath is embarrassing for an MP who has built a reputation for railing against the Westminster Establishment . Andy Silvester , from the Taxpayers ' Alliance , told The Sun : 'Trying to put the bill on somebody else to honour our servicemen and women is downright low . 'And then IPSA approving it shows just how out of touch this monster of a quango is . ' The Rotherham MP admitted the claim 'should never have been made ' and will return the £17 to the expenses watchdog this week . Miss Champion told the newspaper : 'The claim should never have been made so I 'll reimburse IPSA on Monday . ' When details of MPs ' expense claims were leaked in 2009 , it emerged a number of senior politicians had claimed taxpayers ' money to pay for wreaths . Labour 's Ed Balls put in claims for two wreaths worth £33 in August 2007 , but the Commons fees office wrote back stating that the Commons department of finance and administration 'disallows costs relating to wreaths and other related expenses ' . Tory Boris Johnson and former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy also claimed for the cost of a Remembrance wreath . An IPSA spokesman said : 'We publish all details of what has happened and also what MPs claim . In this case , we will be seeking a repayment from the MP . '
Rotherham MP submitted expense claim for Sunday . MPs are banned from claiming public money to purchase poppy wreaths . She admits the claim should never have been made and will repay it .