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LONDON AP 鈥?Britains government is dealing with another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned from his post following a drunken incident and Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls Friday to expel the lawmaker from the Conservative Party.Chris Pincher, whose role was to maintain discipline among Tory members of Parliament, submitted a letter of resignation to Johnson on Thursday. I drank far too much on Wednesday night, Pincher said in the letter. Iv stanley france e embarrassed myself and other people, which is the last thing I want to do, and for that I apologize to you and to those concerned. But he said he would remain as a Conservative lawmaker and continue to support Johnson from the back benches of Parliament.Johnson didnt answer when journalists shouted questi stanley hrnek ons to him outside his 10 Downing St. residence about whether he would suspend Pincher from the part stanley cup y. A spokesman for Johnsons office later said that the prime minister believes Pinchers behavior was unacceptable. Pinchers resignation as deputy chief whip added to the prime ministers troubles.Johnson survived a no-confidence vote last month triggered by lawmakers from his own party, but emerged weakened since more than 40% of Conservatives voted against him.Most of the discontent with Johnsons leadership centered around investigations into boozy parties held in government buildings when coronavirus lockdowns prohibited group gatherings. A Conservative lawmaker also resigned for watching pornography on his pho Oewb Officials struggle to regulate pop-up COVID testing sites 鈥?and warn patients to beware
WASHINGTON鈥擜mong the work-related emails that Defense Secretary Ash Carter handled with his personal unsecured account was a message from a group promoting cybersecurity. Oh, the irony.The Pentagon on Friday released 34 pages of Carter emails that he sent or received using his personal account, a practice that he acknowledged on Thursday had been a mistake, given the well-known and growing threat of cyber intrusions. Carter said he is not a frequent user of email and never used his personal account to handle classified information.None of the Carter email correspondence released by stanley france the Pentagon included classified material, although they covered only the period from April 1-30. They initially were provided to the New York Times in response to the newspapers request under the Freedom of Informatio kubki stanley n Act.Presiden stanley water bottle tial chief of staff Denis McDonough found out in May about Carters emailing and, through White House counsel, expressed concern to Pentagon lawyers. Carter nonetheless persisted, telling reporters Thursday that he ended the practice a few months ago. According to a senior U.S. official, Carter was told about the White House warning, but it was more about following the rules, particularly regarding the preservation of emails he sent using his personal account. When the Pentagon received the Times Freedom of Information Act request in September, Carter had already reduced his use of the personal account. But the request triggered another assessment by senior staff, who co |
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