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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mp-resigns-after-expenses-shame.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Disgraced MP Eric Illsley has announced he is quitting the Commons" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-mp-resigns-after-expenses-shame.jpg" alt="Disgraced MP Eric Illsley has announced he is quitting the Commons"/></a></p>
<p>Disgraced Eric Illsley has said that he is quitting as an MP after being convicted of dishonestly claiming more than £14,000 in expenses.</p>
<p>The MP for Barnsley Central said he &#8220;deeply, deeply&#8221; regretted his actions and would be resigning before his sentencing next month.</p>
<p>In a statement issued by his office, Illsley said: &#8220;I would like to apologise to my constituents, family and friends, following my court appearance, for the distress and embarrassment caused by my actions that I deeply, deeply regret.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have begun to wind down my parliamentary office, following which I will resign from Parliament before my next court appearance. I will be making no further comment.&#8221;</p>
<p>Illsley&#8217;s decision to step down will be a relief to MPs who feared more damage to Parliament&#8217;s already tarnished reputation.</p>
<p>The revelation on Tuesday that he could potentially receive his salary while in prison if a sentence of less than 12 months is imposed prompted both PM David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband to urge him to go voluntarily.</p>
<p>There had been suggestions that the House could be asked to back a motion expelling the MP, which would have been the first time such a mechanism had been used in decades.</p>
<p>But Commons Speaker John Bercow has made clear that could not happen until court proceedings were complete because the matter was still sub judice.</p>
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