TORY MP James Duddridge has promised to put all his receipts on the internet for constituents to see, as the expenses row rumbles on.

Mr Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, also promised to provide a copy of all his expenses for review and to pay back anything that could be deemed inappropriate or excessive.

He was one of three Tory MPs who had not spoken to the Echo about MPs expenses, but yesterday broke silence.

In yesterday’s Echo, we offered south Essex MPs the chance to come clean about any claims which may embarrass them before all details are made public in July.

Mr Duddridge, Rayleigh MP Mark Francois and David Amess, MP for Southend West, did not respond to the Echo’s repeated requests over two days.

But yesterday Mr Duddridge and Mr Francois apologised to constituents, though none admitted any potentially embarrassing or inappropriate claims.

Mr Francois said: “With regard to the events of the last few days, David Cameron has said sorry and I want to say sorry too.

“I can well understand why people would be very angry at some of these revelations.

“What they want to hear from politicians is contrition.

“With regard to my own circumstances I never purchased my flat in London, I have only ever rented it. I have never changed its designation of home or flat or vice-versa.”

Mr Duddridge forwarded the Echo a letter which will be sent out to all constituents detailing his expenses claims.

He said: “I think every Member of Parliament shares some responsibility for the erosion in public confidence which has occurred, in us individually, and collectively, as a Parliament.

“I’d like to apologise to constituents for any part I have played in this. I think people are right to be angry about some of the things MPs have claimed for, and that sadly this issue has undermined our political process.

“I am saddened the majority of the public now assume all MPs are scoundrels and crooks.”

Mr Duddridge blamed a “horrendously complicated rule book”, “improper enforcement of the rules” and “a lack of independent audit” for MPs making unacceptable claims.

To reassure constituents, he promised to pay back anything that could be deemed inappropriate or excessive.

Mr Amess refused to speak to the Echo about his expenses but wrote in a statement: “All the claims I have made since I was first elected to Parliament in June 1983 have been made in good faith.

“I have always consulted the Fees Office about their appropriateness.

“We have to start by saying the system we had and used was wrong and we are sorry about that.”