Tory MP Andrew MacKay resigns as Cameron Aide over expenses
Andrew MacKay has resigned as Conservative leader David Cameron's Commons aide over "unacceptable" expenses claims, the party announced today.
The MP voluntarily submitted his claims to party officials.
A spokesman for Mr Cameron said: "That examination of Mr MacKay's past allowances revealed an unacceptable situation that would not stand up to reasonable public scrutiny.
"Although Mr MacKay maintains that those arrangements were agreed by the Fees Office, he resigned this morning with immediate effect.
"Mr MacKay has also agreed to appear in front of the scrutiny panel to discuss how much of the allowance should be paid back."
Bracknell MP Mr MacKay, who is married to Bromsgrove Tory MP Julie Kirkbride, claimed the full second-home allowance for interest on their joint mortgage for a London home until April this year.
