Amber Rudd has resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.
Amber Rudd has resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.
Ms Rudd telephoned Theresa May to tell her of the decision amid intensifying opposition demands for her to quit.
A No 10 spokesman said: «The Prime Minister has tonight accepted the resignation of the Home Secretary.»
Ms Rudd was thought to be preparing to tough it out, insisting she genuinely did not know about the targets when she gave evidence to the Commons Home Affairs Committee last week.
However having seen mounting evidence in the paperwork about the extent of the knowledge within the Home Office about the targets she decided that she should take responsibility and go.
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