The CABINET of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi proposed legislation yesterday to keep politicians out of parliament if convicted of embezzlement, bribery or other forms of corruption, after scandals hit a top aide and politicians in his party.

The prostitute at the centre of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal today dismissed his claims that he did not know her, saying they spent a night together followed by an “intimate” breakfast.

ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi yesterday publicly denied ever paying women for sex, as he continues to struggle with a growing scandal over his links to young models and starlets.

Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe’s largest economies as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and other nations.