Friends of Jacqui Smith say she was attacked by some colleagues over her own expenses when they were published by the Sunday Express, with one
cabinet colleague publicly declaring in a cabinet meeting that he had only claimed a «pittance» - only to be disproved by the Telegraph's allegations, which have left Smith looking far from alone.
Not exact matches
Publicly declaring an interest in a
Cabinet colleague's job is not the done thing in politics.
Boris Johnson was «pretty much» humiliated in
cabinet today for
publicly demanding an extra # 100 million a week for the NHS,
cabinet colleagues said.
He stops short of
publicly backing Lewis to stand this time and admits his lack of experience is a setback, but describes his shadow
cabinet colleague as «a cause for optimism in the future».