Britain’s Defense Secretary Resigns After Improper Behavior

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LONDON — Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior, the British government said.
Fallon said in a letter Wednesday to Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May that he may have "fallen short of the high standards" expected of the military.
A newspaper reported earlier that Fallon had repeatedly touched a journalist's knee.
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t is one of a growing number of allegations about inappropriate behavior by British politicians and parliamentary staff.
British Prime Minister Theresa May had ordered an investigation into claims one of her senior deputies made inappropriate advances to a Conservative activist, as allegations spread of sexual harassment and abuse in British politics.

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