The expenses scandal claimed its latest victim last night when the Tory MP in charge of
the Commons standards and privileges committee stood down pending an inquiry into his
second home allowance claims.
David Curry quit as chair of the watchdog, after a...
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The expenses scandal claimed its latest victim last night when the Tory MP in charge of
the Commons standards and privileges committee stood down pending an inquiry into his
second home allowance claims.
David Curry quit as chair of the watchdog, after a month in the post, after the Daily
Telegraph challenged him on why he had claimed nearly £30,000 on a house he barely
used in more than three years.
The development came on a day when Labour rushed to defuse an embarrassing row with
Sir Christopher Kelly, the author of the hard-hitting report on MPs expenses, with Harriet
Harman promising to introduce new laws if necessary to implement Kelly s reforms.
The government move came after the chairman of the committee on standards in public
life took the unusual step of expressing disappointment on Wednesday night that the
Queen s speech contained no references to legislation to implement his proposals.
He did
so after David Cameron raised the issue in the Commons during the opening exc
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