Someone had to walk over the MPs expenses fiasco and unfortunately for Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin it was him. Things didn’t look too rosy for the veteran Glasgow MP when he steadfastly refused to entertain any discussion of his own future during a Commons statement earlier this week. As more and

Bizarre scenes in the House of Commons as Speaker Michael Martin faces allround calls to step down over the expenses crisis.

Michael Martin the Speaker of the House of Commons has been at the centre of a series of political controversies before the MPs' expenses disclosures during his nineyear tenure.

MPs in the House of Commons today expressed anger and frustration at the focus on their expenses triggered by the Daily Telegraph.

Just catching up with the new today - been very busy. As I expected, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, has made no attempt to tender his resignation.  Did anyone think he would? Instead he simply asked party leaders to meet him and members of the House of Commons Commission within 48 hours to look at what proposals for reform for second homes expenses could be agreed upon a...

Michael Martin is to step down as Speaker of the House of Commons over the MPs' expenses scandal.

Michael Martin the Speaker of the House of Commons has been at the centre of a series of political controversies before the MPs' expenses disclosures during his nineyear tenure.

Sky News reports that Commons Speaker Michael Martin will resign this afternoon, over the MPs’ expenses scandal. Martin is expected to make a statement to the House of Commons at 2:30pm today.

Michael Martin rounds angrily on MPs who have criticised the way Commons authorities have handled issue Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker, told MPs today that they had to consider "the spirit of what is right" when claiming parliamentary expenses. In a statement on the Daily Telegraph's publication of the details of MPs' expenses, Martin said that Commons would soon set up a new unit t...

The Speaker of the House of Commons is in charge of MPs' expenses, he is there to ensure that they do the right thing. Of course, Gorbals Mick has been totally compromised himself, so he is utterly unable to preside with any moral authority—especially if this quote is true. THE Commons Speaker, Michael Martin, is said to have delivered an extraordinary outburst against his critics who are de...