Over the last week it has been revealed that many Members of Parliament (MP) were involved in an expense scandal.  Several MPs have been caught using taxpayer money to pay their mortgages and taking other perks for themselves.  This scandal has implicated all of the political parties in Britain and has the public rightfully outraged. 

Even the Speaker of the Commons is embroiled in the controversy.  In fact he was literally fighting for his job on the floor of Parliament today.  From the BBC:

The Speaker of the House of Commons has been challenged by MPs to stand down in unprecedented scenes in the chamber.

Michael Martin did not mention his future in a statement on the expenses furore - instead setting out proposed action to reform the system.

He said he was "profoundly sorry" for his role and said all MPs must accept blame for the "terrible damage" done.

But a succession of MPs challenged him openly, saying they wanted a debate and a vote of no confidence in him.

It follows a week of damaging media revelations about MPs' expenses and criticism of the way Mr Martin has handled the row.

In a statement to a packed Commons, Mr Martin apologised for the expenses scandal and outlined steps he would be taking ahead of the findings of an independent inquiry into the allowances system, expected in the autumn.

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Veteran Conservative MP Sir Patrick Cormack likened the mood in the Commons to the mood in the nation for the Norway debate in 1940 - said to be the moment Conservative MPs realised that Neville Chamberlain had to be replaced as prime minister.

And another Conservative MP, Richard Shepherd, said the public would not believe MPs were serious about reform as long as Mr Martin remained as Speaker.

Senior Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell was one of the few to stick up for Mr Martin, saying there had "never been in the history of our land such an attack on the Speaker".

The entire British Parliament has been caught up in this mess.  It will be interesting to watch how the British people deal with it.  Do they have the slogan "throw the bums out" across the pond?