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Labour MP may be forced to quit Labour MP may be forced to quit
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MP Ian Gibson has been referred to a panel which could remove his right to stand as a Labour candidate following reports about his expenses.MP Ian Gibson has been referred to a panel which could remove his right to stand as a Labour candidate following reports about his expenses.
The Daily Telegraph says Mr Gibson claimed for a flat which his daughter and her partner lived in rent-free. The Daily Telegraph says Dr Gibson claimed for a flat which his daughter and her partner lived in rent-free.
It also claimed he then sold it to them for less than he paid for it and well below market value. It also claimed the Norwich North MP then sold it to them for less than he paid and well below market value.
Mr Gibson has offered to step down if voters want it. The panel will also probe claims by three other Labour MPs. Dr Gibson has offered to step down if voters want it. The panel will also probe claims by three other Labour MPs.
The cases of Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Margaret Moran will all go before it following reports in the Telegraph about their allowances.The cases of Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Margaret Moran will all go before it following reports in the Telegraph about their allowances.
A spokesman for the party said Mr Gibson had been referred to its National Executive Committee "star chamber" endorsement panel for "urgent consideration". 'Too far'
A spokesman for the party said Dr Gibson had been referred to its National Executive Committee "star chamber" endorsement panel for "urgent consideration".
The panel will rule on "whether to remove Ian Gibson's endorsement to stand for election as a Labour Party candidate", the spokesman added.The panel will rule on "whether to remove Ian Gibson's endorsement to stand for election as a Labour Party candidate", the spokesman added.
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Asked if he would stand down if constituents wanted that to happen, Mr Gibson replied: "Of course you would do that. It's only your constituents who matter." The Daily Telegraph - which is releasing leaked details of all MPs' expense claims - reported that Dr Gibson had claimed for mortgage interest, council tax and utility bills for the flat in west London.
Dr Gibson has insisted he acted within the rules and "made nothing on the house whatsoever".
But he said he could understand why members of the public might think his arrangements were "unfair".
Asked if he would stand down if constituents wanted that to happen, Dr Gibson replied: "Of course you would do that. It's only your constituents who matter.
"I don't mind being beaten in an election, which is a possibility. I'm quite happy to step down, too, if the constituents find it one step too far."
Fresh revelations
The newly-created panel is already looking into the cases of Mr Morley, Mr Chaytor and Luton South MP Margaret Moran, who has agreed to pay back £20,000 claimed for treating dry rot at a house in Southampton.
Mr Morley and Mr Chaytor have both been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party over claims that they received allowances for mortgages which had already been paid off.
Three Conservative MPs and one Labour MP have confirmed they will stand down at the next general election following reports about their expenses.
One of the Tories set to step down, Anthony Steen, has apologised for a BBC interview in which he said critics of his expenses claims were simply "jealous" of his country house.
Following other fresh revelations in the Daily Telegraph, Tory MP Peter Luff has also said he believes he kept to the rules, after reportedly claiming £17,000 on home items over four years.
Tory MP Nadine Dorries has warned MPs fear a suicide as a result of the "unbearable" atmosphere in Westminster.