Sky News, and BBC News Channel are reporting the resignation of the Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox.
It’s about time he resigned!
He had previously acknowledged he had allowed the situation where people thought that his friend Adam Werritty was an advisor of his, when in fact he wasn’t even part of the government or the Conservative party.
He should have resigned when he made that statement.
But he didn’t.
He tried to hang on, he tried to defuse the situation, which we ALL knew was a time bomb just waiting to go off.
David Cameron could have shown some leadership, and basically told Dr Fox to go on Monday, when the preliminary findings where released.
But he didn’t.
He tried to keep his friend in government, despite it being clear that he had broken the ministerial code.
This government has shown contempt for following process and has avoided trying to do the right thing.
Nick Clegg, now should show some leadership.
In the face of this scandal, and the revealations about Oliver Letwin disposing of government documents and correspondence with constituents in a public bin in a park, he needs to turn around and say to David Cameron, this…
“You and your party have shown a lack of respect for the processes of government. As such, either you need to resign as Prime Minister, or the Liberal Democrats will walk out of this coalition and force a general election.”
This is a government that has brought itself into disrepute in record time. It needs to be kicked out of office.
