Eagle: Miller apology 'didn't cut the mustard'

The shadow House of Commons leaders says she has written to the head of the civil service asking him to look at whether rules have been broken by Culture Secretary Maria Miller and her special adviser.

Angela Eagle added that the current standards procedure should be looked into, after a committee of MPs ruled that Mrs Miller ought to repay tens of thousands of pounds less than was originally recommended.

Mrs Miller is alleged to have been uncooperative with an inquiry into her expenses, while her special adviser has been accused of invoking impending press regulation to suppress newspaper reports surrounding the case.

Asked whether the Culture Secretary should resign, Ms Eagle said: "That's a matter for her and the prime minister." but said Mrs Miller's 32-second apology to the Commons didn't "cut the mustard".