Labour MP Keith Vaz was recorded meeting 'male prostitutes' in his flat
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The Daily Mirror says Vaz asked the men to "bring poppers," a sex-enhancing drug. Text messages published by the Daily Mirror reportedly show Vaz sending "don't forget the poppers" to one of the men. The MP reportedly offered to cover the cost of cocaine for the escorts, but declined to take any himself.
An audio recording published on the Daily Mirror's website includes a man, identified by the newspaper as the married MP, telling the escorts that he had unprotected sex with a male prostitute. "He was OK. He forgot the condom though. I had to f--k him without a condom," the man identified as Vaz says. When asked how he knew the prostitute didn't have any sexually transmitted diseases, the man replies "I didn't know."
Vaz is currently chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, and is overseeing a shake-up of the UK's laws on prostitution as well as an investigation into harm caused by cocaine.
In a statement provided to The Sun, Vaz said that he will resign from his role on Tuesday:
"I am genuinely sorry for the hurt and distress that has been caused by my actions in particular to my wife and children. I will be informing the committee on Tuesday of my intention to stand aside from chairing the sessions of the committee with immediate effect."
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