British Labour MP in sex for cash scandal
London 4 Sep (ANA)- Veteran parlimentarian, Keith Vaz, of the British opposition labour party, last night stood down from chairmanship of the Home Affairs Select Committee after he was exposed for paying young men for sex, The Mail on Sunday newspaper has reported. The married father-of-two was caught meeting two Eastern European male prostitutes, believed to be Poles, for sex eight days ago and boasting about having unprotected sex, according to the newspaper. Mr Vaz, 59, has been chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee – which monitors crime, immigration and drugs policy - for nearly a decade. He has previously said he is 'not convinced' men who pay for sex should be prosecuted. The committee is currently overseeing a major shake-up of the UK's prostitution laws.
The Labour MP for Leicester East since 1987 told The Mail on Sunday in a statement last night that he was stepping aside from chairing the committee. He also said he had referred the allegations to his solicitor and claimed he had been the victim of a sting operation. A friend insisted that Mr Vaz, who has one son and one daughter with lawyer wife Maria, was not resigning completely, suggesting he will wait to see if he has enough support among MPs to remain on the committee.(ANA)
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