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FIFA was rocked today by claims that there was "overwhelming" evidence former presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam tried to bribe officials to get votes. He allegedly tried to pay them to choose him in the recent election that saw Sepp Blatter defend his position as boss of the footballing body. Jack Warner, who quit as vice president on Monday, was "an accessory to corruption" the report also claims. Envelopes They allegedly handed brown envelopes containing about �25,000 each to other FIFA members. Fred Lunn, from the Bahamas, took a picture of the cash before sending it back. The full report of the ethics committee inquiry said there was "compelling" proof that both men had known bribes were paid to officials to get votes for Bin Hammam. It came after the pair, two of the three most powerful men in world football, were suspended last month. Bin Hammam withdrew from the presidential race over the bribery allegations. But both he and Warner have consistently denied any wrongdoing. Tory MP Damien Collins, who is campaigning for a FIFA reform, said: "I believe Jack Warner should be made to answer these charges � it's not enough just for him to resign. "This shows it was a big error of judgement by Sepp Blatter to call off the inquiry and cover this up. "FIFA should also confirm that Mohamed Bin Hammam should not similarly be allowed to resign in return for having the investigation dropped." Bin Hammam said in a statement: "There is nothing I can say more than I deny the allegations and insist that I have not done anything wrong."