Mortgage row Morley to quit as poll shows Labour trailing

Former minister Elliot Morley became the 13th MP to quit following the expenses revelations as a poll today showed his party with its lowest yet rating.

Mr Morley – who claimed £16,800 (€19,234) of UK taxpayers’ cash for a mortgage he had already paid off – announced last night he was stepping down at the next election after a meeting with party activists in his Scunthorpe constituency.