Laws is a millionaire ex JP Morgan banker who defrauded us tax payers when he claimed his expenses.
The fact he could (Clinton like) make a case for the man he lived and slept with not being his partner, because they didn't share a bank account is disengenuous at best.
The expenses rules are clear: since 2006 MPs are not allowed to pay rent to their partner. He did. End of story.
The real tragedies with this are that :
1. Laws is clearly not sorry- this is his 'apology' - buried half way down his resignation letter:
. I cannot now escape the conclusion that what I have done was in some way wrong, even though I did not gain any financial benefit from keeping my relationship secret in this way.

2. That Clegg is ALREADY grooming Laws for a Mandleson like return to power as soon as the general populace has forgotten/been distracted by Britains Got Next Dancing Jungle Talent XFactor.


Surprise surprise, this isn't the new politics- it's the same old shite, with extra cuts and richer people running the country- 18 out of the 23 strong cabinet are millionaires. Lets hope they make the right decisions to get us out of the financial mess the other lot got us into.
