Labour MPs to declare family jobs
 Mr Brown said there would be no "quick fix" |
In a letter to the Speaker, he says he has told Labour MPs not to wait until April, as recommended by the Commons standards committee earlier.
Conservative leader David Cameron has already told his frontbenchers to declare any employed relatives by July, plus a range of other expenditure.
The initiatives come after a series of revelations about MPs employing family.
The Commons estimates committee announced on Tuesday it was to hold a review of expenses after claims public money was being misused. It is due to report in October.
In a letter to Speaker Michael Martin, the chairman of the estimates committee, Gordon Brown said he welcomed its review, saying a "root-and-branch overhaul of the current system" was needed.
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