Conservative MP Nigel Evans told ITV News the "trauma" of his trial for sexual assault made him realise the "first-hand consequences" of cutting legal aid. He said he "might" have voted for the cuts, but now understood the problems they could create.
Nigel Evans has said he contemplated suicide when he stood accused of sexual assault.
The Tory MP, who was cleared of all charges last week, told Daybreak the experience was "traumatic beyond belief".
Asked whether he had considered ending his own life, the Ribble Valley MP said: "In my darkest moments, yes, when you're a politician, you don't want to be accused of even going through the five items or less with six items in your basket.
"To be accused of what you are accused of is just traumatic beyond belief.
"It was only because of the friends that I had who actually came running towards me rather than the other way, people who came up and made sure I was alright, made sure that I was taken out for dinners, who would give me support and had hope in me and it was their faith in me that got me through."
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.