VAZ REPORT BACKED

City solicitor Sarosh Zaiwalla, of Zaiwalla & Co, has welcomed the findings of the report of the parliamentary Committee for Standards and Privileges.

The committee upheld...City solicitor Sarosh Zaiwalla, of Zaiwalla & Co, has welcomed the findings of the report of the parliamentary Committee for Standards and Privileges.

The committee upheld only one out of 18 complaints against minister for Europe Keith Vaz that he had failed to declare two small payments to his office from Mr Zaiwalla, whom he recommended for a peerage.

However, the committee found that the accounts involved were too small to influence Mr Vaz in making his recommendation.