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| Maria Miller expenses row: David Cameron reiterates his support | |
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| David Cameron has reiterated his support for his embattled culture secretary, Maria Miller, who is under increasing pressure in the row over her expenses claims. | David Cameron has reiterated his support for his embattled culture secretary, Maria Miller, who is under increasing pressure in the row over her expenses claims. |
| The prime minister on Monday brushed off claims that Miller had kept her job because of the shortage of female faces around the cabinet table, saying she was doing a good job. | The prime minister on Monday brushed off claims that Miller had kept her job because of the shortage of female faces around the cabinet table, saying she was doing a good job. |
| Cameron also said he was open to suggestions about how the system of policing MPs' expenses could be improved. | Cameron also said he was open to suggestions about how the system of policing MPs' expenses could be improved. |
| He said reforms to the expenses system that brought in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) were "very important". | He said reforms to the expenses system that brought in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) were "very important". |
| During a visit to an Asda store in Clapham, south London, he added: "If there are further changes that people think are appropriate, I'm very open to suggestions." | During a visit to an Asda store in Clapham, south London, he added: "If there are further changes that people think are appropriate, I'm very open to suggestions." |
| Asked about polling that showed that most Tories believed Miller should be out of a job, he said: "What matters is doing the right thing. I think Maria has done the right thing by repaying the money, making an apology and now getting on with her job. | Asked about polling that showed that most Tories believed Miller should be out of a job, he said: "What matters is doing the right thing. I think Maria has done the right thing by repaying the money, making an apology and now getting on with her job. |
| "We ought to remember she was found innocent of the claim that was levelled at her at the start of this process. I think that is important to bear in mind." | "We ought to remember she was found innocent of the claim that was levelled at her at the start of this process. I think that is important to bear in mind." |
| Asked if Miller was still in her post because she was a state-educated woman, he replied: "Maria Miller is in her job because she is doing a good job as culture secretary." | Asked if Miller was still in her post because she was a state-educated woman, he replied: "Maria Miller is in her job because she is doing a good job as culture secretary." |
| His comments came as Labour MP Sheila Gilmore made a formal complaint to the standards committee over Miller's Commons statement. | His comments came as Labour MP Sheila Gilmore made a formal complaint to the standards committee over Miller's Commons statement. |
| In a letter to Kevin Barron, chairman of the committee, she said Miller's apology was "inadequate to the point of being contemptuous of your committee's report and the members' code of conduct". | In a letter to Kevin Barron, chairman of the committee, she said Miller's apology was "inadequate to the point of being contemptuous of your committee's report and the members' code of conduct". |