There have been accusations of a "behind-the-scenes stitch-up" following reports that key elements of the proposed plan to clean up the system of MPs' expenses could be scrapped.
Earlier this week Sir Christopher Kelly, the chairman of the Committee for Standards in Public Life, published his keenly awaited plan to clean up the system in the wake of the expenses scandal.
However it was reported that Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, who has been appointed to head the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority which will be responsible for implementing the changes, is set to drop some of the main recommendations.
The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail both reported that he had concerns about the proposals to ban MPs from employing family members and to force them to hand back the profits from the sale of second homes bought with assistance from the taxpayer.
According to the reports, Sir Ian is now planning to run his own consultation exercise before deciding which of Sir Christopher's recommendations he will accept.
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