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British Government Crumbles Further

FALL FROM GRACE

Embarrassed home secretary steps down.

Since news broke that British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith used public money to pay for adult movies that her husband watched, she has been in full damage-control mode. Now, Smith has announced she will be stepping down from her position as Home Secretary and focus on securing her seat in Parliament. Smith is also being investigated for tax filing chicanery that involved her claiming her sister's home as her primary residence. A grassroots movement called "Jacqui Must Go Now!" is aggressively pursuing Smith's departure in the wake of the expenses scandal in England.

Read it at The Times of London