During this cringeworthy exchange, Macleod said Miller had been subject to a "witchhunt" - otherwise known as reporters doing their jobs - again linking this whole row to the on-going press regulation debacle.
People forget that education secretary Michael Gove spent two hours in 2009 at the height of the expenses scandal explaining to his constituents why he'd claimed £500 for a hotel bill and £7,000 on furniture. Now, he's a powerful cabinet minister not known as an expenses cheat.
Miller's equivalent response? A feeble statement to her local constituency paper, which was inundated with negative comments below the line.