The Speaker of the Westminster House of Commons has been criticised for his handling of the expenses row.
Michael Martin has long faced criticism for fighting greater openness over MPs' expenses.
He was visibly infuriated yesterday when he was challenged over the decision to refer the expenses leak to the police.
Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker described Mr Martin's response as disgraceful.
'The Speaker's job is to lead the House of Commons in a constructive way,' he said, 'and to recognise the need to unite the House and to recognise the genuine concerns of the public.'
'Instead, he appeared to be defending vested interests,' Mr Baker said.
In the latest revelations from leaked documents, it has been disclosed that senior Conservative MPs used their taxpayer-funded expenses to cover the maintenance of private swimming pools and gardening on their country estates.
Other examples in today's Daily Telegraph coverage include claims for clearing a moat (Douglas Hogg, former Agriculture Secretary) and for a new portico (David Davis, former Home Secretary)
Tory leader David Cameron said last night that every MP would have to put their hands up and explain why they claimed what they had.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown earlier offered a public apology on behalf of all MPs over the expenses scandal.
A Populus poll for The Times, conducted over the weekend as the expenses revelations were being made, showed that support for Labour had slumped by four points in the past month to 26%.
The Conservatives were also down four points on 39%.
