Michael Fallon has resigned as Defence Secretary, saying his past behaviour towards women had “fallen short” of the expected standards of the UK military.
“A number of allegations have surfaced about MPs in recent days, including some about my previous conduct,” he wrote in his resignation letter to Theresa May. “Many of these have been false but I accept that in the past I have fallen below the high standard we require of the Armed Forces that I have the honour to represent.”
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