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  We must remember it remains a minority that are being fingered and make no mistake, the media will be targetting what they regard as the worse offenders and if £4 for some dog food mixed in with other stuff is among those worse cases it will remain a minority of MPs of all sides who are in the wrong.
  
  As a businessman Rick, you know as well as I do, as humans we can make a mistake or get things wrong and what counts is how you deal with it.
  
  Given the limits on Cameron as only being the opposition leader you cannot say that he has not acted. The news this evening talked about his draconian measures regarding Tory MPs. I personally would not go so far as to say that but he has been decisive and, as such, can be seen as a leader.
  
  He cannot sack someone and the police cannot arrest someone who has acted within the rules - the rules are wrong and need to be changed and what Cameron has done is to place clear limits on what is acceptable and any claim that is not within those limits will be repaid even if within the rules. That is much more than Brown or Clegg have done.
  
  His scutiny committee will not only be looking into those Conseervative MPs who have been 'fingered' but will be checking all Conservative MPs and applying DC's standard retrospectively.
  
  I am pleased to say that he received the full support of the shadow cabinet, the 1922 committee and the backbench meeting with no complaints.
  
  They at least 'get it' unlike speaker Martin, Harriet Harman and others. What is Brown going to do now to play catch up.

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