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| Brown promises expenses sanctions | Brown promises expenses sanctions |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he "does not rule out any sanction", as he pledges to restore trust after the expenses revelations. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he "does not rule out any sanction", as he pledges to restore trust after the expenses revelations. |
| Writing in the News of the World newspaper, Mr Brown said he was "under no illusions that repayment will not necessarily be sufficient sanction". | Writing in the News of the World newspaper, Mr Brown said he was "under no illusions that repayment will not necessarily be sufficient sanction". |
| "Unacceptable behaviour will be investigated and disciplined," he said. | "Unacceptable behaviour will be investigated and disciplined," he said. |
| The prime minister's comments came after a second Labour MP was suspended over alleged expenses irregularities. | The prime minister's comments came after a second Labour MP was suspended over alleged expenses irregularities. |
| The Daily Telegraph alleged that Bury North MP David Chaytor claimed nearly £13,000 in mortgage interest on his London flat after the mortgage had been paid off. | The Daily Telegraph alleged that Bury North MP David Chaytor claimed nearly £13,000 in mortgage interest on his London flat after the mortgage had been paid off. |
| It was the latest in a string of claims published by the newspaper about MPs of all parties. | It was the latest in a string of claims published by the newspaper about MPs of all parties. |
| Earlier in the week, Labour MP Elliot Morley was suspended after he admitted claiming for a mortgage that had already been cleared. | Earlier in the week, Labour MP Elliot Morley was suspended after he admitted claiming for a mortgage that had already been cleared. |
| Justice Minister Shahid Malik stood down from his post pending an inquiry into his expenses. | Justice Minister Shahid Malik stood down from his post pending an inquiry into his expenses. |
| 'Possible fraud' | 'Possible fraud' |
| In an article written for the News of the World, Mr Brown said he was "appalled and angered" at the revelations. | In an article written for the News of the World, Mr Brown said he was "appalled and angered" at the revelations. |
| "I want to assure every citizen of my commitment to a complete clean up of the system," he added. "That wherever and whenever immediate disciplinary action is required I will take it." | "I want to assure every citizen of my commitment to a complete clean up of the system," he added. "That wherever and whenever immediate disciplinary action is required I will take it." |
| EXPENSES ROW CASUALTIES Elliot Morley - suspended from parliamentary Labour Party after admitting claiming £16,000 for a mortgage he had already paid offShahid Malik - resigned as justice minister pending inquiry into his expensesAndrew MacKay - quit as parliamentary aide to David Cameron over "unacceptable" expenses claim | EXPENSES ROW CASUALTIES Elliot Morley - suspended from parliamentary Labour Party after admitting claiming £16,000 for a mortgage he had already paid offShahid Malik - resigned as justice minister pending inquiry into his expensesAndrew MacKay - quit as parliamentary aide to David Cameron over "unacceptable" expenses claim |
| The BBC's political correspondent Carole Walker said the prime minister had a number of disciplinary options at his disposal, including expelling individuals from the Labour party or the government itself. | The BBC's political correspondent Carole Walker said the prime minister had a number of disciplinary options at his disposal, including expelling individuals from the Labour party or the government itself. |
| Earlier, Peter Kenyon, a member of Labour's national executive committee, said MPs who had abused the system could find themselves deselected by the party. | Earlier, Peter Kenyon, a member of Labour's national executive committee, said MPs who had abused the system could find themselves deselected by the party. |
| He said it was a matter of deciding which claims were "dodgy". | He said it was a matter of deciding which claims were "dodgy". |
| Three types of transgression - possible fraud, MPs playing the property market for personal gain, and extravagant and unjustifiable claims for goods and services - had been identified, he said. | Three types of transgression - possible fraud, MPs playing the property market for personal gain, and extravagant and unjustifiable claims for goods and services - had been identified, he said. |
| "What we would expect is that the NEC, at its meeting on Tuesday, will clarify the rules that would apply in the cases that would appear to us and to the general public to be incontrovertible and where decisive action has got to be taken," he added. | "What we would expect is that the NEC, at its meeting on Tuesday, will clarify the rules that would apply in the cases that would appear to us and to the general public to be incontrovertible and where decisive action has got to be taken," he added. |
| Support plummeting | |
| David Cameron has already stated that Conservative MPs must repay any "excessive" expenses claims or face expulsion from from the party. | David Cameron has already stated that Conservative MPs must repay any "excessive" expenses claims or face expulsion from from the party. |
| The Tory leader has also banned the practice of second home "flipping" and ordered that all expenses claims be published online. | The Tory leader has also banned the practice of second home "flipping" and ordered that all expenses claims be published online. |
| On Thursday, Andrew MacKay, a parliamentary aide to Mr Cameron, resigned over what were branded "unacceptable" expenses claims. | On Thursday, Andrew MacKay, a parliamentary aide to Mr Cameron, resigned over what were branded "unacceptable" expenses claims. |
| The Metropolitan Police Service and Crown Prosecution Service are due to meet next week to discuss whether a criminal investigation should be launched into some of the Telegraph's allegations about MPs. | |
| Meanwhile, a BPIX poll of 2,300 people for the Mail on Sunday newspaper found 17% of voters planned to vote Labour at the European elections next month - the same percentage which pledged to vote for the UK Independence Party. |