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Updated on 06 April 2009

By Victoria Macdonald

Margaret Beckett, Alistair Darling and Geoff Hoon are all accused of renting out London flats while living in grace-and-favour homes and claiming expenses on a third.

The chancellor, housing minister and transport secretary are among more cabinet ministers who have become embroiled in the row over MPs' expenses.

All three deny doing anything wrong, but MPs could now face big changes to their entire pay and expenses system.

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