An investigation into Labour MP Keith Vaz over alleged drug offences has been closed by Scotland Yard.

Mr Vaz, a married father of two, stood down as Home Affairs Committee chairman in September after becoming embroiled in a rent boy scandal.

The Sunday Mirror claimed he paid two men for sex at his London flat in August, at the same time his Commons panel was reviewing laws on prostitution.

The Scandals That Have Plagued Keith Vaz

The newspaper reported he had a conversation about cocaine with one male escort in which the MP said he did not want to use the drug, but indicated he would pay for it for another man at a later date.

Police started to look into the claims after Tory MP Andrew Bridgen contacted them to call for Mr Vaz to be investigated for misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply controlled substances.


A formal investigation was launched on 10 November into alleged drug offences.

But a spokesman for the Met said on Friday: "During the investigation new information was received and additional advice obtained from the CPS, following which the (we) made the decision to close the investigation with no person being charged."

The Commons sleaze watchdog has also launched an inquiry into Mr Vaz, who has since joined the Commons justice select committee, which oversees courts and the legal system.

The investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards will determine whether Mr Vaz was guilty of a conflict of interest as he headed the body's review of vice laws at the time of the allegations regarding male escorts.

The watchdog will also look into whether the former Europe minister has caused "significant damage" to the reputation of Parliament.