Britain's longest serving Indian- origin Labour MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday (Sept 6) resigned from his post as chair of the influential Parliamentary committee following a sex scandal involving male prostitutes. The 59-year-old influential lawmaker has served as chair of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee for over nine years but told its members at a meeting on Tuesday (Sept 6) he was ‘genuinely sorry’ over recent events but added that ‘those who hold others to account must themselves be accountable’.
"It is in the best interest of the Home Affairs Select Committee that its important work can be conducted without any distractions whatsoever. I am genuinely sorry that recent events make it impossible for this to happen if I remain chair," he said in a statement. "Those who hold others to account must themselves be accountable... I told the committee today of my decision to stand aside immediately from committee business, and my intention to resign. This is my decision, and mine alone, and my first consideration has been the effect of recent events on my family," Vaz said.
His resignation follows allegations published by the 'Sunday Mirror' tabloid that the married, father of two, had met two male prostitutes from eastern Europe at his London flat last month.
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