Will Keith Vaz cling on?

If yesterday’s appearance of Keith Vaz in the Commons was a show of defiance, today will be a taste of reality for the Labour MP. The steely silence when he asked questions in Parliament spoke volumes; MPs are not happy with Vaz’s attempts to carry on as normal in the wake of allegations surrounding a meeting with two male prostitutes at his flat. Yet as far as Vaz was concerned, it was business as usual. That will change this afternoon as he’ll finally have to confront reality. When the Home Affairs Committee meets shortly after 3pm, he’ll find out whether that Sunday Mirror expose is enough to end his chairmanship of the committee. And with bombshell timing, the Mirror have today released recordings which the paper claims show Vaz was not set up. Many of the other front pages this morning also go on the attack. The signs are not good for Vaz.