Britain's MPs plotted yesterday to topple the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The move was intended to prop up crumbling public confidence in the political system after a week of revelations about MPs' expenses.
Michael Martin, the chairman of the Commons and holder of one of Westminster's most ancient offices, was lined up as a fall-guy for a system of expenses and allowances which was exploited and abused by MPs for years.
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