Top British Official Resigns Amid Scandal
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Britain's top law enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair's Cabinet, resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover's nanny.
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Boris Johnson has been sacked as Tory shadow arts minister amid allegations about his private life.
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The Tanzanian prime minister has resigned over a corruption scandal involving a contract between his office and a U.S.-based firm, he said on Thursday.
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A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.
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Richard J. Griffin, the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, resigned today after a scathing review of security in Iraq that criticized the supervision of private contractors there and recommended changes in the way diplomats are protected.
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David Blunkett has quit as home secretary following allegations he abused his position.
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Boris Johnson, one of the most colourful figures in British politics, was axed from the front bench of the main opposition Conservative Party amid press reports that he lied about an affair.
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The Justice Department's top civil rights enforcer resigned Thursday following more than a year of criticism that his office filled its ranks with conservative loyalists
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Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain announced Thursday he was to resign to clear his name over a funding row clouding Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour Party.
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THE revenge of an ex-lover has forced the resignation of British Home Secretary David Blunkett, dealing a blow to Tony Blair less than six months before an expected general election.
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A cabinet minister embroiled in the messy fallout of an affair with a married woman resigned Wednesday, his department said.
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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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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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A top aide to Swedish PM Goeran Persson quits after criticism over his response to the Asian tsunami.
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Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez quits after being caught drink-driving and held by police.
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The top cybersecurity official in the United States has resigned, a little over a year after joining the Department of Homeland Security, the agency said Friday.
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Top government minister David Blunkett has resigned over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government months before an expected general election.