Cameron ally resigns in UK expenses row

Published April 9, 2014 1:03pm ET



LONDON (AP) — British Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who was in charge of legislation on press regulation and gay marriage, resigned Wednesday after an embarrassing row over her parliamentary expense account.

Miller becomes the latest politician to step down because of questionable expense claims. A 2010 inquiry found that more than half of Britain’s legislators had made excessive or bogus claims — seeking reimbursement for items including porn movies, horse manure and an ornamental duck house.

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