The Greek defence minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the Independent Greeks party, stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge,where rooms cost £600 a night and submitted an expenses claim
The Greek defence minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the Independent Greeks party, stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge,where rooms cost £600 a night and submitted an expenses claimLOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GETTY
  by Anthee Carassava, Athens
 
 One of London’s leading hotels is at the centre of a scandal that threatens to bring down the Greek government after the country’s defence minister racked up a huge bill during a two-night visit last month.Panos Kammenos stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, where rooms typically cost about £600 a night. With his wife, Mr Kammenos managed to rack up a £2,642 bill between September 13 and 15.
The bill, which included gambling sessions on the roulette wheel and craps table, has been made public in Greece after Mr Kammenos last week said he had paid for the stay out of his own money. It later transpired that he submitted an expenses claim.

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