British MP Keith Vaz has quit as head of one of the most influential House of Commons committees after he was embroiled in rent boy revelations.
Announcing his resignation, the Labour MP said: "Those who hold others to account must themselves be accountable".
Vaz's departure as chairman of the Home Affairs Committee comes days after reports emerged claiming that he paid two male escorts he met at a flat he owns near his family home in north London last month.
The 59-year-old Leicester East MP has said he has referred the allegations to his solicitor.
His chairmanship of the committee has come under intense scrutiny and in a statement Vaz confirmed he would be standing down.