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Michael Fallon resigns as Defence Secretary in the wake of Westminster harassment scandal
thesun.co.uk ^ | November 1, 2017 | Tom Newton Dunn

Posted on 11/02/2017 1:01:57 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

DEFENCE Secretary Sir Michael Fallon ­sensationally resigned after ­admitting that he has been a sex pest.

The Cabinet minister, 65, told PM Theresa May his past behaviour had “fallen below the high standards” he asked of troops he presided over.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; england; europe; michaelfallon
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DEFENCE Secretary with no defence should resign.
1 posted on 11/02/2017 1:01:57 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Sex scandal rocks UK Parliament: 10 points
2 posted on 11/02/2017 1:06:22 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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he has been a sex pest.
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Is that the ‘Kings(Queens) English version of PREVERT(sic)?


3 posted on 11/02/2017 1:06:56 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""If the earth were flat, cats would have pushed everything over the edge by now")
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Was potentially going to replace Theresa May...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/sex-harassment-storm-rattles-u-k-political-elites-during-brexit

4 posted on 11/02/2017 1:08:23 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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'first scalp'
5 posted on 11/02/2017 1:10:16 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Forget Brexit, a sex scandal is threatening to engulf the UK parliament

Pressure on ministers over Brexit papers

6 posted on 11/02/2017 1:13:51 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/brexit-bulletin-double-blow


7 posted on 11/02/2017 1:14:33 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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City could lose 10,000 jobs on day of Brexit, says Bank of England
8 posted on 11/02/2017 1:16:47 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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'Date rape drug' in Commons bar: Tory aide tells police her drink was spiked in MPs' drinking den
9 posted on 11/02/2017 1:19:35 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Here's everything we know so far about the Westminster sexual misconduct scandal
The dam broke with the assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein - which encouraged other women to speak up under the banner 'me too'.

Labour MP Jared O'Mara was suspended for homophobic and sexist comments, including calling a constituent an 'ugly b*tch'.

Things then moved up a gear when it emerged female aides and staff had a WhatsApp group naming "sex pest" MPs to avoid.

After that, journalists, aides and MPs started talking


10 posted on 11/02/2017 1:25:43 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Damian Green, Theresa May’s deputy,
11 posted on 11/02/2017 1:29:28 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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“In an interview by The Daily Telegraph in 2016, before the 23 June EU membership referendum, Fallon described himself as Eurosceptic, and critical of many aspects of the EU, but said that he wanted Britain to remain in the EU, in the face of multiple threats from Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, crime, and international terrorism.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fallon


12 posted on 11/02/2017 1:31:54 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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Mila Kunis has waded into the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, saying she's 'proud' that women can speak out against assault without being 'stoned, hung or berated'.
13 posted on 11/02/2017 1:32:37 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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international trade minister, Mark Garnier,
14 posted on 11/02/2017 1:36:50 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Fall of Fallon leaves May's government a scandal away from losing power
15 posted on 11/02/2017 1:38:55 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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What has happened to the Conservative Party? Do they actually want Jeremy Corbyn to become PM? Because if they did want that outcome what would they be doing differently?


16 posted on 11/02/2017 1:55:09 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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Navy kicks nine sailors off nuclear submarine for testing positive for drugs after 'rowdy parties' while four officers are removed amid 'affairs' scandal
17 posted on 11/02/2017 1:56:33 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Commander at centre of submarine sex scandal also involved in £3m crash of another vessel
18 posted on 11/02/2017 1:58:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Gotta Get A Grip
19 posted on 11/02/2017 2:02:23 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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I’m sure this is a serious matter (maybe, but who knows these days), but that term “sex pest” made me laugh. Typically British.

I wonder, do they have a sex-pest registry in the U.K.?

20 posted on 11/02/2017 2:06:18 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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