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Sadly, Mr Laws has done the right thing
Telegraph View: The nature of David Laws's job made it impossible for
him to remain in post.
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Only David Laws's painful sacrifice could save the 'new politics'
The Lib Dem axeman was a star of the Coalition, but he could not be allowed to
protect his private life at public expense, writes Matthew d'Ancona.
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David Laws apology: his statement in full
David Laws apologised after The Daily Telegraph disclosed he had used
taxpayers' money to pay rent to his secret partner. Here is his statement in
full.
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MPs' Expenses: David Laws should stand aside, says Standards Commissioner
David Laws should stand aside after he used taxpayers' money to pay more than
£40,000 in rent to his partner, according to a former Commissioner for
Standards in Public Life.
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MPs' Expenses: David Laws' 'relief' at revelations that put his sexuality into the open
David Laws has expressed relief that his sexuality has been exposed as part of
revelations over his use of taxpayers money to pay more than £40,000 in rent
to his long-term gay partner.
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David Laws profile: Lib Dem in Tory clothing
In his first press conference as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws
disclosed that his predecessor, Liam Byrne, had left a note joking there was
"no money left". He did not find it funny.
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Minister David Laws' claim for renting the spare room in partner's flat
For more than five years, David Laws rented a room in his partner's house,
claiming up to £950 a month for rent and thousands of pounds for maintenance
and repairs to the property.
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MPs' Expenses: Treasury chief David Laws, his secret lover and a £40,000 claim
The Cabinet minister charged with rescuing the Government's finances has used
taxpayers' money to pay more than £40,000 to his long-term partner, The
Daily Telegraph can disclose.
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MPs protest as second home expenses cut
MPs are facing a dramatic fall in their second home allowances under rules
drawn up by the new expenses watchdog.
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MPs' Expenses: Sir Ian Kennedy agrees to advance £4,000 each to cash-strapped MPs
The body which runs the new Commons expenses system has agreed to give £4,000
up front to cash strapped MPs after complaints about the way the new scheme
was being set up.
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Julie Kirkbride, the former Conservative MP, is to join a lobbying firm.
Julie Kirkbride, the former Conservative MP, is to join a lobbying firm.
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MPs' expenses: Eric Illsley is latest to be charged
Labour's Eric Illsley, MP for Barnsley Central, is alleged to have falsely
claimed more than £20,000 over three years for expenses on his second home
in London.
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