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: 'No one is above the law'
The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said he everyone who "does the wrong thing" should face consequences, and that no one was "above the law".
Asked by ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship what consequences a housing benefit claimant who over claimed for the same of amount of expenses Culture Secretary Maria Miller claimed for should face, he said:
"People who do the wrong thing will see the consequences for that action, and that is a principle should apply to everybody".
Speaking yesterday, he suggested Mrs Miller was potentially becoming the victim of a "witch hunt".
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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.