Sunday Mail (UK)

HE’S THE BIGGEST LIAR I’VE EVER MET

Escorts break silence over Keith Vaz scandal

- Dan Warburton

The two male escorts hit out after flying home to eastern Europe as a huge storm engulfed the Labour politician.

They made further startling allegation­s that the married father of two offered to f ly them abroad with more male escorts, and wanted “lots of boys” to join him on the foreign jaunts.

They also claim the MP offered to pay £50 for each male prostitute the men supplied and used code when he texted about sex – referring to it as “painting”.

One escort also claimed Vaz said he would employ him as a chauffeur.

The men also dismissed claims that they had drugged Vaz.

The escorts returned home after coming under intense scrutiny following the bombshell revelation­s last week.

They spoke out days after the MP quit as chair of the powerful Home Affairs select committee, which has b e en re v iew i ng Britain’s sex and drugs laws.

The former minister for Europe stepped down af ter it was revealed he paid for sex, asked the men to bring along poppers and offered to pay for cocaine – although he did not want any himself.

It has since been claimed Vaz – who told them he was a washing machine salesman named Jim – could have been drugged during the sex encounter on August 27.

But the men firmly denied the allegation.

One told us: “Some people may be upset by what we did. But we feel exposing a public person like Vaz is the right thing.

“Vaz has two lives – Jim and Keith. He’s the biggest liar I’ve ever met – tricking people from every side so he can get the benefits.

“People trusted him and voted for him. He was the best actor I’ve ever met.

“He sent me texts two days later, saying, ‘How are you, are you OK?’

“If he’d been drugged why did he not go to the police and say he was a victim and he was drugged? He had enough time to contact police.”

One of the men recal led the moment they were watching TV and

We lied about sex stuff as he always wanted us to talk dirty

realised who their client really was.

He said: “It was so quick, I saw him and I called my friend, I shouted, ‘Quickly, quickly, come quickly.’

“I just pointed at the TV and said, ‘Do you know him?’ My friend was just like, ‘Oh my God’. His mouth was open, he was shocked.

“I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even know his name but when he appeared on TV, I started Googling him.

“I found out he’s Keith Vaz. Before the last meeting he didn’t introduce himself.

“He was clinical when we met him. He was so friendly, offering us drinks, he asked us if we would like Coca Cola.

“We had a quick chat, always sex chat. We lied to him about sexual stuff as he always wanted us to talk dirty when he arrived.”

After rumbling his identity, the men asked Vaz his name the next time they met. That’s when he told them it was Jim – and spelt it out “J-I-M” – and that he sold industrial washing machines.

After the revelation­s last Sunday, the MP’s wife, Maria Fernandes Vaz, stood loyally beside her husband and has maintained a dignif ied silence.

One of the escor t s today apologised to the MP’s family – but says Vaz has only himself to blame.

The man said: “I feel sorry for his wife. I wouldn’t be able to take that stress, that shame.

“She loved him, she married him. He never wore a wedding ring.

“He’s brought shame on his family, they all have to suffer for him, they are guilty of nothing and they are victims in this.

“I feel sorry for them and I would like to apologise to them that this came out. Vaz has only one person to blame – himself.”

The escorts made further allegation­s that the MP wanted to continue seeing them and other male prostitute­s.

One said: “He used to use code, say he’d pay us for ‘painting’, but he meant sex and fees for finding him other escorts.

“He offered to give me money for each escort I brought to him. He said he’d give me £50 for each one.

The escort also spoke about a job offer from the MP, adding: “He texted me and said he wanted someone to work as a driver for three days at the weekend, then for any other days for a charity.”

Two days after the story broke, Vaz resigned as chair of the Home Affairs committee.

But he has not stepped down from an influentia­l post on a Commons security council – and has vowed to stay on as an MP.

 ??  ?? SHAMED Vaz, top, with wife Maria, left, and, above, the apartment block where he is said to have met escorts
SHAMED Vaz, top, with wife Maria, left, and, above, the apartment block where he is said to have met escorts

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