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Blears criticises expenses system

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Cabinet minister Hazel Blears has said she understands why people "hate" MPs' expenses amid questions over the sale of a London flat.

She told the Commons it was her second home - on which she claimed expenses, but when she sold it she did not pay 40% capital gains tax due on properties not classified as a "main residence".

The Salford MP insists she has not broken any rules. Ben Wright reports.

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