FACTBOX - Casualties of British expenses scandal

(Reuters) - Cabinet minister Hazel Blears confirmed on Wednesday she is to resign, becoming the latest high profile minister to leave Prime Minister Gordon Brown's struggling Labour government.

Blears had said she would pay 13,332 pounds in capital gains tax she had avoided on the sale of a London property.

Blears had told tax authorities it was her main residence, though for parliamentary purposes she had said it was a second home, thus qualifying for expense awards. Capital gains tax applies to the sale of second homes.

Here is a list of MPs who have said they will step down after being caught up in a scandal over parliamentary expenses:

* Parliamentary Speaker Michael Martin is to stand down on June 21. Martin, criticised over his handling of the expenses controversy, is the first Speaker forced to resign since 1695.

* Junior Justice Minister Shahid Malik has stepped down from his ministerial post, though not as an MP, pending the result of an investigation into allegations he paid below-market rent for a house.

The following MPs have said they will leave parliament at the next election:

* David Chaytor, Labour, who claimed for a mortgage he had already paid off.

* Labour MP and former Environment Minister Elliot Morley, who claimed 16,000 pounds for a mortgage that had already been repaid.

* Andrew Mackay, Conservative, former senior political adviser to David Cameron.

* His wife, Julie Kirkbride, Conservative. Both over property claims.

* Margaret Moran, Labour, after claiming 22,500 pounds for dry rot at a second home, 100 miles from her constituency.

* Peter Viggers, Conservative, who claimed for a house for his ducks.

* Douglas Hogg, Conservative, whose claims included cleaning a moat.

* Conservatives Anthony Steen and Nicholas and Ann Winterton as well Labour MP Ben Chapman are also stepping down after expenses claims were disclosed.

Other MPs stepping down at the next election:

* Christopher Fraser, Conservative, who claimed 1,800 pounds in expenses for trees and fencing, said his decision to step down was linked to his wife's health rather than expense claims.

* Ian McCartney, Labour, said he would be standing down from parliament for health reasons. His move came just days after he announced he had voluntarily repaid 15,000 pounds of expenses in 2008 for refurbishing his second home.

* Education minister Beverley Hughes, Labour, said she would not seek re-election for family reasons and would leave the government at a reshuffle expected shortly.

* Ian Gibson, Labour, sold an expenses-funded flat to his daughter below market value. Labour said it had barred Gibson from standing at the next election. Moran, Chaytor and Morley were also barred but have all already said they would stand down.

* The first female home secretary, Jacqui Smith, plans to resign her government post, media reported on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Avril Ormsby; Additional Writing and Editing by David Cutler)