PETER HAIN has quit as work and pension secretary after the Electoral Commission decided to refer the matter of £103,000 of donations to his deputy leader campaign to the police.
Hain said he had stood down so he could "clear my name". He has blamed poor administration and has said the suggestion he tried to hide anything was "absurd". He is expected to make a statement...
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