Tory MP for Wellingborough Peter Bone denied the allegations saying the claims are "false and untrue".
Betty Boothroyd died in February aged 93 - and previously made history as the first female Commons Speaker when she overturned 700 years of parliamentary tradition
The government has confirmed it will increase both benefits and state pensions in accordance to inflation (10.1%) from April 2023.
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