Senior Labour MP branded a disgrace after she uses taxpayers’ cash to pay for pet dog to live with her at London home

A SENIOR Labour MP is using taxpayers’ cash to pay “pet rent” so she can live with her cockapoo dog in London.

Taiwo Owatemi is a government whip who is helping to get £5 billion of cuts to disability benefits through parliament.

XTaiwo Owatemi poses with her pet dog Bella – who taxpayers are paying “pet rent” for[/caption]

But a bombshell document reveals the Coventry North West MP is charging taxpayers £900 a year extra in rent so her pet pooch Bella can live with her.