MPs will be allowed to claim up to £10,000 for additional office costs incurred as a result of coronavirus.

The money can be used to buy additional equipment such as laptops and printers for staff having to work from home.

MPs can already claim £26,000 to cover office costs.

These extra funds - as first reported in The Times - will be available until March 2021 and come with a relaxation of the rules on evidence of purchases.

In its guidance, published last month, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said it was 'committed to supporting MPs and their staff to carry on with their work as far as possible' during this 'uncertain and challenging time for the country'.