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Wed 05 May 2009Speaker in Commons resigns over handling of scandal
COMMONS SPEAKER Michael Martin bowed to the inevitable and resigned yesterday as prime minister Gordon Brown signalled an end to the “gentlemen’s club” environment that produced the Westminster expenses scandal.
On another dramatic day at Westminster, the expenses crisis continued to claim casualties. Conservative MP Douglas Hogg – who repaid parliamentary expenses claimed to clear a moat at his country estate – announced he is standing down at the general election.
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