UK - Peter Hain has resigned as secretary of state for work and pensions "to clear his name" following a scandal over donations to his deputy leader campaign fund.
Hain submitted his resignation in a letter to the prime minister, Gordon Brown, this morning, claiming: "I made a mistake, but it was an innocent mistake." The move followed a statement by the E...
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