Pensions secretary quits
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Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith has resigned from the Cabinet, a Downing Street spokeswoman confirms.
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LONDON - A Cabinet minister embroiled in the messy fallout of an affair with a married woman resigned on Wednesday, his department said.
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett resigned Wednesday over allegations that he abused his power to help his ex-lover&#39;s nanny get a visa.
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Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.
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An adviser to Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigns over a row centred on Italy's Telecom Italia.
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Northern Rock Chairman Matt Ridley has resigned from his post and will be replaced by Bryan Sanderson.
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A senior Hong Kong hospital official who was criticized for his performance during the SARS crisis will resign at the end of the year.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has resigned, a government official said on Friday. Thompson, 63, informed his staff of his decision.
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A minister resigned on Monday over government plans to renew the country's Trident missile nuclear deterrent system, two days before a key parliamentary vote on the issue.
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Peter Hain resigned as work and pensions secretary today following his failure to declare donations to his deputy leadership campaign worth more than Â£100,000
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The new head of the ruling political party in France has resigned his post as finance minister, one day after taking over the party.
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Tommy G. Thompson resigned today as secretary of health and human services, becoming the eighth member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to quit as Mr.
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Israel's finance minister resigns amid allegations of embezzlement at a workers' union he headed in 2003.
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David Blunkett, UK home secretary, resigned on Wednesday following allegations that he had used his influence to help his former loverâs nanny to acquire a âfast trackâ visa.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced his resignation Friday, warning as he left of dangers from a global flu outbreak and a possible terror attack on the nationâs food supply.
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Another Justice Department official involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is resigning, the department said on Friday.
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Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller is to quit her post as head of MI5, the nation's security service.