British Home Secretary 'set to resign'

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to resign from the British Cabinet in a forthcoming reshuffle, a source close to Smith has said.

British Home Secretary 'set to resign'
Tue, 02 Jun, 2009 - 16:06

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to resign from the British Cabinet in a forthcoming reshuffle, a source close to Smith has said.

The source said she had been "hurt" by revelations about her expenses claims and spoke to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown about her plans to stand down about two months ago.

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