Smith admits expenses 'disgrace'

Former British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told TV viewers she had been “disgraced” by her expenses scandal and blamed her own “wrong” judgment.

Former British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told TV viewers she had been “disgraced” by her expenses scandal and blamed her own “wrong” judgment.

The MP for Redditch in Worcestershire designated her sister’s London house where she occasionally stayed as her “main home”, then claimed second home allowances on her Redditch property.

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