McShane quits over expenses breach (From Bicester Advertiser)
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McShane quits over expenses breach
4:45pm Friday 2nd November 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013
Denis MacShane was found to have wrongly claimed thousands of pounds in expenses
Denis MacShane announced he is resigning as an MP after a damning report from the Commons expenses watchdog found he wrongly claimed thousands of pounds.
The former Europe minister said he wanted to take "responsibility for my mistakes" after the Standards and Privileges Committee recommended he be suspended without pay and pension for a year - the longest suspension of an MP in living memory.
"I have been overwhelmed by messages of support for my work as an MP on a range of issues but I accept that my parliamentary career is over," he said.
"I appreciate the committee's ruling that I made no personal gain and I regret my foolishness in the manner I chose to be reimbursed for work including working as the Prime Minister's personal envoy in Europe."
A senior Labour source said: "Denis has done the right thing."
