英国大臣辞职 称年薪12万无法养家
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> £120,000.</p><p><span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Baroness">Baroness</span> <span word="Warsi">Warsi</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>.</p><p><span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="rudderless">rudderless</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="catastrophes">catastrophes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="intolerable">intolerable</span>” <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Duddridge">Duddridge</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="constituents">constituents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Skegness">Skegness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span>" <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span>. <span word="However">However</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12,000 <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Simmonds">Simmonds</span>.</p>
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