Tory leader David Cameron warned his own MPs they faced being barred from standing as Conservatives if they failed to pay back money demanded in the final determination of a review of expense claims.

FORMER British home secretary Jacqui Smith yesterday apologised for wrongly designating her family house as a second home for expenses purposes – a move that ended up costing her job.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to repay more than £12,000 (€12,800) in expenses for cleaning, gardening and maintenance at his second home, his office announced today.

Former British home secretary Jacqui Smith was ordered to apologise to the House of Commons today after a watchdog found that she had “clearly” breached rules on second home expenses.