A Tory minister and three other MPs claimed hundreds of pounds of driving fines on expenses - despite it being against the rules.
They are now being contacted and asked to repay the money.
Amanda Solloway, a minister in the energy department who used to serve under Suella Braverman at the Home Office, was one of the MPs who claimed for the fines.
The Derby North MP, who is also a government whip, claimed back an £80 fixed penalty notice issued by Transport for London in July 2020.
Fellow Conservative MP Simon Hoare, who represents North Dorset, claimed four times for £80 fines issued in November 2019.
Mr Hoare is also chair of the Northern Ireland affairs committee in the Commons.
While Bim Afolami, another Tory MP, claimed for two £80 fines in December 2021.
Mr Afolami, whose constituency is Hitchin and Harpenden, told the PA news agency the expenses claim was "completely inadvertent".
"All money repaid the moment that I knew about it," he added.
Dave Doogan, SNP MP for Angus, claimed for a £160 fine in January 2022.
The claims were detailed in the expenses register and first revealed by The Independent.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), which approves and pays expenses, admitted it wrongfully allowed the payments to be made.
A spokesperson for the watchdog said: "MPs are not allowed to claim for penalty charges and fines under IPSA rules.
"IPSA's checks failed in some cases to identify these claims and some of them were paid.
"We will contact MPs and ask them to repay, where appropriate. We have changed our process to ensure any future such claims are not paid, and will reiterate the scheme rules to MPs."
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The controversy comes after Rishi Sunak decided not to launch a formal investigation into Suella Braverman following reports she asked civil servants to arrange a private awareness course after she was caught speeding.
Labour's shadow Commons leader, Thangam Debbonaire, told The Independent: "While Rishi Sunak's MPs break the rules and try and make the taxpayer pick up the bill, working people are left struggling to cope with the soaring Tory cost-of-living crisis.
"Tory MPs flouting the rules damages public confidence in the system. Rishi Sunak must clamp down on the rule-breakers in his party and get on with delivering for the British people."
The body of a teenage boy has been found in the River Eden in Carlisle after a 15-year-old went missing on Friday, Cumbria constabulary said.
The discovery followed an extensive search operation. Police were contacted at 6.41pm on Friday after a report that four teenage boys had got into difficulty in a section of the river near the city’s Rosehill area.
One of the group, a 15-year-old from Carlisle, was missing after the incident. A 14-year-old boy, who was airlifted to hospital, remained in a critical condition on Saturday.
One of the group managed to swim to safety, while another was rescued by a member of the public. Both were checked over by medical professionals.
No formal identification has yet been confirmed, but the family of the 15-year-old have been informed. They were being supported by specialist officers.
Ch Supt Lisa Hogan, of Cumbria constabulary, said: “This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the 15-year-old boy at this difficult time.
“An extensive search operation has taken place since the incident was reported yesterday evening. The search activity was assisted by emergency services, search and rescue teams, and specialist search professionals from Cumbria and from outside the county.”
man arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Downing Street has been charged with making indecent images of children, the Met has said.
Seth Kneller, from Crewe, was detained by armed officers after a collision involving a silver Kia near the Prime Minister's official residence in Whitehall at 4.20pm on Thursday.
The Metropolitan Police said the 43-year-old, who was also arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, had since been released under investigation but charged with the unrelated offence of making indecent images of children.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
After the hearing, a court official said Kneller was remanded in custody ahead of his next hearing at Southwark Crown Court on June 23.
The Met said: “Armed officers, who were in attendance, arrested a 43-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving.
“He was taken into custody and has since been released under investigation in relation to this matter.
“He was charged with an unrelated matter of making indecent images of children and will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 27 May.”
Rishi Sunak was in Downing Street at the time the car crashed into the front gates, the PA news agency understands.
The Prime Minister, who had been due to leave No 10 anyway, departed after the crash.
There were no injuries reported and police are continuing their inquiries into the incident, the Met said.
Counter-terrorism police are currently supporting officers in their investigation but the incident is not being treated as terror-related, according to the force.
Images on social media showed the car surrounded by emergency vehicles as police cordoned off the stretch of Whitehall outside Downing Street.
Officers were seen searching the boot of the vehicle before a tow lorry removed it from the area.
Passengers are facing travel chaos as electronic passport gates have gone down across UK airports.
The issue is likely to cause long delays at passport controls for bank holiday travelers flying into the country as all airports that use the gates are affected.
The Home Office has confirmed the news after the system went down on Friday night - but did not say how long the fault would last.
One passenger has described scenes at Edinburgh Airport as a “shambles”, reporting a queue of over 300 people at passport control on Friday night.
Another spoke of “total chaos” at Gatwick Airport’s passport control, with “queues of over an hour” caused by the downing of the electronic passport gates.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We are aware of a nationwide border system issue affecting arrivals into the UK.
“We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are liaising with port operators and airlines to minimise disruption for travellers.”
This comes after thousands of people faced having their bank holiday plans plunged into chaos, as British Airways was forced to cancel scores of flights on Thursday and Friday following an IT failure.
Passengers are facing long delays as electronic passport gates have gone down across UK airports.
The issue is likely to cause long delays at passport controls for bank holiday travelers flying into the country as all airports that use the gates are affected.
The Home Office has confirmed the news after the system went down on Friday night - but did not say how long the fault would last.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We are aware of a nationwide border system issue affecting arrivals into the UK.
“We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are liaising with port operators and airlines to minimise disruption for travellers.”
This comes after thousands of people faced having their bank holiday plans plunged into chaos, as British Airways was forced to cancel scores of flights on Thursday and Friday following an IT failure.
The travel chaos at airports across the UK, including Gatwick, comes ahead of strike action affecting the Gatwick Express over the upcoming week.
There will be no Gatwick Express trains on 31 May and 3 June, while an amended timetable will be in place on 1 June and a limited service on 2 June.
Passengers queue at Gatwick Airport as electronic passport gates fail across the UK
One traveller arriving at Heathrow reported “scenes of utter chaos”, while another described the situation at Gatwick as an “utter joke”.
A passenger posted on Twitter: "Just landed to scenes of utter chaos. 2 hour queues just to get to the real queue. Gates broken."
While another described the situation at Gatwick as an "utter joke".
“Unbelievable” and “stiflingly hot” is how a passenger has described their experience at passport control at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Chris O'Hara added: “Welcome to modern Britain.”
He wrote on social media: “2am, Gatwick North Terminal passport control. Unbelievable. Welcome to modern Britain.
“And of course, the aircon is shut down, so it's stiflingly hot.”
“Unbelievable” and “stiflingly hot” is how a passenger has described their experience at passport control at Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Saturday morning
Passengers are facing travel chaos as electronic passport gates have gone down across UK airports
The RAC estimated that drivers across the UK will embark on 19.2 million leisure car trips between Friday and Monday making it the busiest late May bank holiday since 2019.
Transport data company Inrix warned that journeys on some stretches of the M25 will take up to three times longer than normal.
They include clockwise from Junction 23 for Hatfield to Junction 28 for Chelmsford, and anticlockwise towards the Dartford Crossing.
Long delays are also expected on the M5 in Somerset and the M6 in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
Long queues have been affecting travellers at Dover, which has also experienced IT problems, although waiting times have been easing.
The Port of Dover’s latest update on Twitter reads: “As predicted Port of Dover is busy but traffic currently processing well and according to plan. Earlier IT issues at border resolved. Waiting times for cars and coaches now between 30 - 45 mins.”
Passengers queue for ferries at the Port of Dover in Kent as the getaway for half term and the bank holiday weekend continues
Long queues have been affecting travellers at Dover, which has also experienced IT problems, although waiting times have been easing
A Home Office spokeswoman said that the Border Force had put in place “robust plans” to deploy officers to minimise disruption and wait times.
The automated e-gate system is available for British citizens aged over 12 and those from the EU, as well as people from several other countries including Australia, Canada, the US, Japan and New Zealand.
The spokeswoman said: “We are aware of a nationwide border system issue affecting arrivals into the UK.
“We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are liaising with port operators and airlines to minimise disruption for travellers.”
Gatwick Airport has told The Independent the situation on the ground there is “manageable”.
It added the electronic passport gates are still down.
Emergency services are searching a river for a missing teenager.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said a 15-year-old boy was missing after getting into difficulty in the River Eden in Carlisle on Friday evening.
It said it received reports of four teenagers, all boys, in the river near Warwick Road at 18:41 BST.
A 14-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition and two other teenagers had to be checked over by medical professionals.
One of the teenagers was able to swim to safety and another was rescued by a member of the public.
The search for the missing 15-year-old is being supported by a number of search and rescue teams, police said.
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Passengers flying into the UK have expressed their anger over delays as passport e-gates across the country have not been working all day.
The issue at airports, including Heathrow, Manchester and Gatwick, began on Friday night.
The Home Office said it was working with airlines and port operators to minimise disruption from the "nationwide border system issue".
A union warned queues would build quickly.
All airports across the country using the gates are affected, meaning people flying in are having to get their passports checked manually.
Marc Baret had been booked on a flight from Chicago to Manchester via Heathrow, but told BBC News he changed his plans when he had been left waiting for more than two hours at the London airport.
He said: "It was absolute chaos at passport control. There were people getting really frustrated and a couple of individuals tried to jump queues, the police had to get engaged and one of the passengers fainted," he said.
One passenger arriving at Gatwick said the situation was an "utter joke".
Another, Craig Pullen, said he had to wait in the queue at Luton Airport for more than two hours on Saturday, adding it was "very poor" that travellers weren't being given regular updates on the issues with the e-gates or being told how long it would take to clear passport control.
It is unclear what the issue is with the border system, with a Home Office spokesman saying it was "too sensitive to say".
However while it is technically affecting anywhere where people are checked coming into the UK, the impact is mainly being felt at larger airports with e-gates.
This weekend was already expected to be busy for travellers, with the bank holiday coinciding with the half-term break for many families.
Separately travellers leaving the UK from the Port of Dover also faced issues after the French passport system failed earlier on Saturday.
That issue has now been fixed, but cars and coaches are waiting for about an hour, with about 400 lorries queuing to make the crossing on what is a busy bank holiday weekend.
Airports around the UK issued statements warning passengers of delays but said they were working with the UK Border Force to minimise disruption.
A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said on Saturday morning that queues were "manageable" at that stage - although they were expecting 800 incoming flights during the day. It confirmed the issue first started between 19:00 and 20:00 BST on Friday.
The e-gate system speeds up passport control by allowing some passengers to scan their own passports. It uses facial recognition to verify identity and captures the traveller's image.
Lucy Morton, from the Immigration Services Union, told the BBC that between 60-80% of incoming passengers usually use e-gates, depending on the airport and with them being unavailable queues were likely to build "very quickly".
"There's no impact on national security," she said, explaining that all arrivals will still be fully checked through manned officer desks.
E-gates can be used by British citizens aged over 12 and those from the EU, as well as people from countries including Australia, Canada, the US, Japan and New Zealand.
But all entry points retain manned security desks for other passengers and those unable to use e-gates.
A Home Office spokesperson said they were aware of a "nationwide border system issue affecting arrivals into the UK".
"We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are liaising with port operators and airlines to minimise disruption for travellers," they said.
On Thursday and Friday British Airways was also hit by IT issues, affecting more than 20,000 passengers at Heathrow.
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