U-turn on MP expenses secrecy plans

The Government has climbed down over plans to conceal potentially embarrassing details of MPs' expenses.

Downing Street indicated that a motion to exempt Parliament from key parts of the Freedom of Information Act will not now be tabled on Thursday.

Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Gordon Brown hit out at the Tories for withdrawing their support from the controversial move.

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