British Home Secretary embroiled in expenses row

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was back at her desk today after the latest damaging disclosures about her parliamentary expenses.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2009 - 14:26

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was back at her desk today after the latest damaging disclosures about her parliamentary expenses.

Friends of Ms Smith insisted it would be “business as usual” after she was forced to issue an apology yesterday for “mistakenly” claiming the cost of watching two adult movies.

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