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Keith Vaz resigns as chairman of Select Committee following escort allegations

Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has stepped down as the chairman of the Home Affairs committee following allegations over paying for escorts.

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Keith Vaz: 'You feel terribly for his family'

Keith Vaz MP Credit: PA

Asked if Leicester East MP Keith Vaz Vaz should quit as chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, committee member Chuka Umunna told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme:

I think we need to hear from Keith first and we are going to be meeting with him tomorrow.

I don't want to say more than that, other than to say when you see things like this plastered across the front pages ... you just feel terribly for his family. I've met his children and I can't imagine what the family are going through.

I think we need to hear from him first and then we can decide with him the best way to move forward.

– Chuka Umunna

Mr Umunna said the committee members would need to "collectively come to a view" on Mr Vaz's position when they meet on Tuesday.

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