The Palace of Westminster is seen in London October 12, 2009. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a parliamentary sleaze watchdog found she "clearly breached" rules on second-home expenses. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

The Palace of Westminster is seen in London October 12, 2009. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a parliamentary sleaze watchdog found she "clearly breached" rules on second-home expenses.

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  1. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2009. As expected, Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a budget vote on Friday with the help of two opposition parties.
  2. Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
  3. A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  4. A page arranges a desk in the House of Commons in preparation for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  5. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney (C) prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  6. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  7. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  8. Canadian diplomat David Mulroney prepares to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 26, 2009. The committee is discussing reports of alleged torture of prisoners handed over by Canadian soldiers to Afghan authorities.
  9. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (R) and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Margaret Beckett watch Prime Minister Gordon Brown's address to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  10. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: A television makeup assistant checks former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (c) before she appears live on air to comment on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's address to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  11. The Palace of Westminster is seen in London October 12, 2009. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a parliamentary sleaze watchdog found she "clearly breached" rules on second-home expenses.
  12. The Palace of Westminster is seen in London October 12, 2009. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a parliamentary sleaze watchdog found she "clearly breached" rules on second-home expenses.

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