Besieged federal Labor MP Craig Thomson insists he's done nothing wrong, as the opposition sought answers over claims surrounding a union credit card being used for prostitutes.
Hotel bills obtained by Fairfax show phone calls made to two Melbourne brothels in 2006 were from rooms hired in Mr Thomson's name.
The member for the NSW Central Coast seat of Dobell has repeatedly denied using his credit card to pay for escort services, saying it was regularly used by other people within the Health Services Union when he was its national secretary.
He's also been under fire for waiting until this week to disclose that the ALP's NSW branch had paid a "sum of money" - reportedly $90,000 - to his lawyers on his behalf to allegedly avoid bankruptcy after ending a defamation case against Fairfax.
Mr Thomson told reporters in Canberra on Friday, as he entered a committee meeting, the allegations was unfounded. "The reports yesterday and in the paper last night are completely untrue," he said.
"I have denied these allegations before - there is nothing there that is new at all. "I will get on and do my job."
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