UK's minister Hughes resigns

Britian's Home Office minister Beverley Hughes has resigned in the wake of the row about her handling of immigration issues.

UK's minister Hughes resigns
Thu, 01 Apr, 2004 - 11:40

Britian's Home Office minister Beverley Hughes has resigned in the wake of the row about her handling of immigration issues.

Ms Hughes has been embroiled in a "scandal"' centred on allegations that the Home Office "rubber-stamped'' immigration applications from eastern Europe despite warnings from embassies that many were based on bogus documents.

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