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Why did the British Government wanted to solve the financial problems in his country
The new British government said its priority is to solve the massive financial problems. And it is the “number two” of the Ministry of Finance, the liberal David Laws, admitted this weekend that took money improperly diems and he lied to Parliament last year.
The MP and Treasury chief secretary admitted it had received more than 40,000 pounds ($ 58,000) for his second home. The house, however, belongs to her partner, a relationship that stealing from their friends and family, DPA said.
Laws had the opportunity last year to clarify this point in the investigation initiated by the Parliament by the fraud of diets in the House.
The millionaire congressional representative and former banker he had only the forward flight. Therefore, on Saturday afternoon packed his bags and left his post just three weeks after occupying it.
“I can not escape that some of what I did was wrong,” said Laws in their official explanation. “I do not know how I can do my work for the Treasury deciding if I should clarify the revelations about my private life and public,” he said, clarifying that it intended to protect your privacy.
Last year the Liberal Democrats were one of the more militant forces against fraud scandal in Parliament diets. As members of the new coalition led by the “Tory” David Cameron, the Liberal party also pledged to solve the problem.
The struggle to clear cases of fraud provided the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, very popular. In numerous statements, the new “number two” of the British Government boasted that no member of his party was implicated in the scandal.
Confidence in the government team suffered its first setback Cameron. The executive sought to focus its direction on the economy, foreign policy and internal security, while calling for making the government more transparent.
“It is clearly a bitter and tragic setback (for Laws),” said Economy Minister, the conservative Vince Cable. Within 24 hours, the crisis was overcome and the replacement for Laws, up to now minister for Scotland Danny Alexander, assumed office.