Will Michael Fallon be the only Cabinet Minister to resign as part of the Westminster sleaze scandal? Coffee House understands that the Defence Secretary resigned after telling the Prime Minister that he couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be another story involving a female journalist along the lines of the Sun splash this week involving Julia Hartley-Brewer. Hartley-Brewer herself was infuriated by the coverage of the incident, which took place over a decade ago, but if there were more stories waiting to come out – particularly from people quite used to writing stories, even if not normally about incidents involving themselves – then it’s the drip-drip of allegations that can do for a government, not just a minister.
There are suggestions this evening that Fallon falling heaps pressure on Damian Green, though it’s worth noting that the difference between the two is that the First Secretary of State vehemently denies the allegations made against him, while Fallon admitted both the Hartley-Brewer incident, and that there were likely others too.
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