Jacqui Smith porn scandal: Husband's apology over blue movies
Asked on BBC1's The Andrew Marr Show if it was "final straw time" for Ms Smith, he said: "I am never going to get into individual cases.
"What I am absolutely confident of is that Jacqui Smith is doing an outstanding job as the Home Secretary with some of the toughest responsibilities in government."
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper said she did not know the particular circumstances surrounding Ms Smith, but said there had to be "greater transparency" regarding the expense claims of MPs.
She told the Sky News Sunday Live programme: "It is difficult for me to comment on any individual case. All I heard...was that Jacqui Smith has apologised so I know no more than that, so it is difficult to comment on individual cases."
She added: "I think there is a wider issue, that there has got to be greater transparency, greater independent checks in terms of MPs' expenses across the board, that is why I think this new review that is taking place...is exactly the right way forward.
"You have got to have a system that people can feel confident in."
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