British Prime Minister Brown on Speaker Martin's Resignation
2009-05-20T01:28:23-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmY0XC8yODY0NzMtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Prime Minister Brown addressed reporters on the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin over a scandal involving members expense requests. Prime Minister Brown said that the scandal called not only for an immediate investigation into members' expense filings over the past several years, but also a fundamental transformation in Parliamentary governance. He proposed to move from a system of self-regulation of salaries and allowances resembling “a 19th century gentlemen’s club,” to a more transparent framework in which such matters are determined by an independent commission and set rules.
Prime Minister Brown addressed reporters on the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin over a scandal involving members expe… read more
Prime Minister Brown addressed reporters on the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin over a scandal involving members expense requests. Prime Minister Brown said that the scandal called not only for an immediate investigation into members' expense filings over the past several years, but also a fundamental transformation in Parliamentary governance. He proposed to move from a system of self-regulation of salaries and allowances resembling “a 19th century gentlemen’s club,” to a more transparent framework in which such matters are determined by an independent commission and set rules. close
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