Keith Vaz back in Commons despite escort scandal

Keith Vaz has returned to work in the House of Commons less than 24 hours after claims he paid two male escorts for sex.

Carrying on as if nothing had happened, the Labour MP arrived in the chamber around 15 minutes into Home Office question time taking his usual seat on the backbench.

He asked a question to Home Secretary Amber Rudd and later about the UK's plans to help with the humanitarian situation in Yemen - which is where he was born.

While Mr Vaz appeared calm and made no mention of any issues surrounding him when he spoke in the House of Commons, his MP sister's face told a different story.

Vaz, a married father-of-two, is facing a possible investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after the male escort story appeared in the Sunday Mirror.

He indicated he will stand aside as chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee at a meeting on Tuesday.

It comes after he publicly apologised to his wife and children for the "hurt and distress" he caused them.