Weiner quits Congress over lewd photo scandal

SEARED by scandal, New York politician Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from the US Congress yesterday, done in by lewd photos he took of himself, sent to women online and then adamantly lied about after being caught.

“I’m here today to again apologise for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused,” he said reading from a brief statement in Brooklyn.

“I make this apology to my neighbours and my constituents, but I make it particularly to my wife, Huma.”