Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Secret costs British MPs brought up to the resignation of the Speaker.

   Speaker of the Parliament of Great Britain, Michael Martin announced the resignation, announced May 19 edition of Metro.
According to Martin, he will leave his post next month - June 21. The new Speaker may be elected as deputies already on June 22.
The dismissal of the Speaker is connected with the scandal, which led to publication in the media data on the costs reimbursed by parliamentarians from the budget. It turned out that MPs are too widely used a right to reimbursement, at the expense of taxpayers getting home, feed dogs and other such items. Moreover, these costs were conducted through the appropriate parliamentary committee and did not cause his team was no objection.
Speaker himself has not been found in frivolous spending, but he was accused of creating an unhealthy atmosphere in the parliament.
Resignation of Martin - the first with a 1695 case in which the Speaker of the British Parliament is forced to resign because of scandal. In 1695 the chairman of Parliament, Sir John Trevor resigned after he was caught in a bribe.
More May 18, Martin responded to the appeals of the denial of a number of deputies to resign. The Speaker made a public apology in connection with the scandal, but said that does not intend to resign. Meanwhile, according to AFP, 23 MPs have signed the no confidence to the speaker.
Previously, Martin, their positions were forced to leave some of the MPs involved in the scandal. Conservative Party leader David Cameron said that the need to prematurely re whole parliament.

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