Gordon Brown has been accused of suppressing a report of an investigation into whether the minister Shahid Malik broke the rules over parliamentary expenses, despite a promise to bring in a new era of "transparency" in politics. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Shahid Malik MP and Tahir Zaman Photo: PA Mr Brown was accused of "falling at the first hurdle" in his efforts to reform Westminster by refusing to release the full report of an inquiry into Mr Malik's affairs. Sir Christopher Kelly, the chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said last night the report should be published. Mr Malik stepped down as justice minister last month after The Daily Telegraph reported his landlord's claim that he was paying well below the market rate for his constituency home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Tahir Zaman... [read full story]
