David Cameron the Conservative leader has called for the immediate dissolution of Parliament in order to allow a General Election to take place in the wake of the MPs' expenses scandal.

David Cameron's Commons aide has become the first casualty of the expenses scandal, issuing his resignation this morning.

David Cameron calls for an immediate election, saying the political system is "paralysed" by the expenses scandal.

Senior members of David Cameron's shadow cabinet have been implicated in the parliamentary expenses scandal including Michael Gove and Andrew Lansley who "flipped" properties to claim allowances.

David Cameron, the Prime Minister, has insisted that the Leveson inquiry into journalistic standards will not be used to shackle the press in revenge for its exposure of the expenses scandal.

ASENIOR MP was sacked and another stood down as one of David Cameron’s closest aides yesterday as party leaders struggled to put a lid on the still-frothing expenses scandal.

No surprise that David Cameron renewed his call for a general election at Prime Minister's Questions today. But after the expenses scandal, it carries a lot more weight than the ritual demand from an opposition party (or one that is ahead in the opinion polls). Added spice was given to today's exchanges by Gordon Brown's warning on GMTV this morning that an election would bring &quo...

The MPs' expenses scandal has brought shame on British politics and rightly sparked public anger David Cameron the Conservative leader has said.

Why is an immediate general election being discussed? It's not because of the law. The last ­possible date for the election is 3 June 2010. David Cameron is demanding a dissolution, but this is not new – after all he first dared the PM to call one back in 2007. What has changed with the MPs' expenses scandal is that the Conservative leader has won some new backers. The Sun has ...

This is impressive and decisive leadership from David Cameron. Action not words. Action not consultations. The MPs expenses scandal is one of the most difficult problems a party leader has ever faced. It is hard to know what more he could have done. A full and frank apology. No prevarication.  Conservative MPs instructed to pay back all excessive claims immediately or face the sack. Dr Crippen i...