Damian Green sacked for lying about porn

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Damian Green could be out of the cabinet by the weekend
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Damian Green has been forced to resign from the cabinet after an inquiry found he was in breach of the ministerial code when he made “misleading” statements about pornography found on his Commons computer.

The Independent says Green was ousted as first secretary of state after the inquiry found he had “known for years” that police had discovered the explicit material, which was “at odds with his public statements”.

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