Cameron under Tory fire over expenses

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The Tory leader is due to publish a list of Conservative MPs repaying questionable claims.

But backbenchers fear they will be seen as "guilty" by constituents of abusing public funds, after making minor mistakes.

The list drawn up by the Tory scrutiny panel is understood to include MPs who have not publicly offered to pay back money. Some Conservative MPs feel they are set to be "named and shamed" in order to make MrCameron appear tough on the expenses furore.

Mr Cameron's aides insist repaying money is not an admission of guilt but defended the system as a way of getting "closure" on the row, adding that a number of MPs had volunteered to hand back funds.

But several veteran Tory MPs who have been forced to quit at the next election, including Sir Peter Viggers whose claim for a "duck house" reportedly infuriated Mr Cameron, are understood to feel they have been harshly treated.

Meanwhile, the Tory leader today faced a direct challenge over his policy of not championing more grammar schools.

Senior Tory David Davis claimed the only winners from people turning their back on grammar schools were public school boys who "run Britain".

His words will be seen as a swipe at the Eton-educated Tory leader. Mr Davis, who went to Bec Grammar School in Tooting, said children from poor backgrounds were losing out from opposition to grammar schools.