A second member of the Commons committee that regulates MPs' conduct is under pressure to step down over his expenses.
Andrew Dismore reportedly claimed £34,000 in second home allowances for a west London flat that hosts his girlfriend's homeopathy surgery, while designating a property just a few miles away in his north London constituency as his main residence.
Dismore, the Labour MP for Hendon, then allegedly "flipped" his second home designation to the north London property and claimed a further £31,000, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Sir Alistair Graham, the former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, told the paper that Dismore should step down because members of the committee had to be "squeaky clean".
Last week Conservative MP David Curry stepped down as the committee's chairman over allegations that he claimed £30,000 for a constituency property which his wife had banned him from using after an affair.
"Its longest-standing member having question marks over his own claims does not fit with this. I think the only sensible thing for [Dismore] to do is follow Mr Curry and stand down," Graham said.
Dismore told the Telegraph: "It was my intention when I bought the Hendon flat for it to be my main home. After about 18 months it became clear to me that with increasing parliamentary demands on my time I was spending more time in London than in Hendon."
He added that the Hendon flat was "cheaper to run" than the west London property.
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