Yeo quits as committee chair
Tim Yeo has formally stood down as chairman of an influential House of Commons committee after claims that he used his position to help business clients.
Reporter: Yeo cancels TV interview after claims
Tim Yeo has pulled out of his scheduled appearance on the Sky News political programme Murnaghan, according to reporter Darren McCaffrey.
BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said that the MP had also cancelled an interview on the BBC programme Sunday Politics.
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