Fox hounded out of office after intense pressure

LIAM FOX resigned as Britain’s Defence Secretary last night in the face of intense pressure over his links with his close friend, the lobbyist Adam Werritty.

In a letter to David Cameron, Fox accepted that he had allowed the distinction between his personal interests and government activities to become “blurred”.

The prime minister moved to re-order his top team, moving right-winger Philip Hammond to take over at defence and bringing Justine Greening into the cabinet to replace Hammond at Transport.