‘New’ Labour casualty in British expenses scandal

From British daily The Independent:

Malik steps down pending investigation

Friday, 15 May 2009

Shahid Malik today stepped down pending an investigation of allegations that he paid below-market rent for a house, the highest profile casualty so far of a growing expenses scandal.

See also here.

Shahid Malik in 2008 became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice in the “New” Labour government.

December 2015: ‘New’ Labour vs. Jeremy Corbyn: here.

Tories in expenses scandal: here.

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