UNDER-FIRE MPs face having to repay expenses claims under a shake-up of 
their controversial second home allowance.
Four years' worth of receipts are set to be scrutinised by an independent 
review group as Gordon Brown last night admitted "extreme" action was needed 
to restore public trust in politicians.

But the Prime Minister was forced to defend himself against accusations that 
he was following the lead of David Cameron after the Tory leader pledged to 
sack members of his shadow Cabinet who refused to repay questionable 
claims.[...]

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Speaker Michael Martin has faced a barrage of complaints from politicians 
from all parties over his 'inappropriate' remarks to Kate Hoey, while a 
secret ballot of MPs found 85 per cent want him to quit.
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