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.
Labour: Yeo should stand down as committee chairman
Labour has called on Conservative MP Tim Yeo to stand down as chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee after claims that he breached lobbying rules by allegedly offering to use his position to further business interests.
Mr Yeo has denied the claims and has referred himself to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
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