PM to put Miller row behind him with Europe campaign
David Cameron will attempt to put the Maria Miller expenses row and questions about his handling of the case behind him as he launches his party's campaign for next month's European elections.
Iain Duncan Smith warns of Maria Miller witch hunt
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith suggested that Maria Miller is undergoing a Tory backlash for her role in the same-sex marriage Bill.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said he was enormously fond of her, and said he knew he to be a "reasonable and honest person". He said:
"I think she has done a very good job in a very difficult set of circumstances, with the Leveson Inquiry, which has stirred up a lot of media antipathy to her.
"And also the gay marriage stuff - there's a lot of Conservatives out there who perhaps weren't necessarily supportive, also feel rather bitter about that. In a sense, she is also receiving some of that (backlash) as part of this process.
"My view generally is that I'm supportive of Maria, because if we are not careful we end up with a witch hunt of somebody."
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Maria Miller resigns as Culture Secretary
Maria Miller handed in her resignation today, saying the row over her expenses had become 'an enormous distraction'.
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Coincidence? Two Osborne allies criticised Maria Miller
It is possible that the Chancellor had come to a different conclusion from the PM as to which way the Maria Miller crisis was going.
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Sajid Javid: Who is the new Culture Secretary?
The son of a Pakistani immigrant, the newly-appointed Culture Secretary has been tipped by some as a future Conservative leader.