国际英语资讯:British Work and Pensions Secretary resigns, quits Conservative party
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 7-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pensions">Pensions</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Amber">Amber</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quitted">quitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="intact">intact</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> "<span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span>" <span word="while">while</span> "<span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>," <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacking">sacking</span> <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rebelling">rebelling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="decency">decency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>."</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="assent">assent</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>: <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="that">that</span> '<span word="No">No</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>' <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="on">on</span> 31 <span word="October">October</span>."</p><p>"<span word="However">However</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Tories">Tories</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p>
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