WORLD BRIEFING / BRITAIN
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
The ruling Labor Party suspended a senior lawmaker and a top aide to the head of the opposition stepped down in a scandal over expenses.
Both parties have been embarrassed by revelations about lawmakers who have claimed expenses such as cleaning pools and moats, installing a chandelier and buying manure.
Legislator Andrew Mackay resigned as a senior advisor to Conservative leader David Cameron. Labor suspended Elliot Morley, a former minister.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
