Abbott under second probe into earnings

Labour MP Diane Abbott is today facing investigation over a claim that she failed to declare a second pay cheque to Commons authorities.

A Westminster watchdog was set to examine an allegation that she should have registered earnings from a week-long shift as a radio presenter on LBC.

The charge came the day after she apologised to MPs for keeping quiet about £17,300 she earned as a pundit on the BBC's This Week.

Ms Abbott stood in last July for regular LBC presenter Nick Ferrari. Under Commons rules she should have declared her earnings if they amounted to more than £550.