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Rudd's resignation leaves May with ‘questions to answer’ over her time at the Home Office, Corbyn says

THE resignation of Theresa May’s “human shield” leaves the Prime Minister with “questions to answer” over her own time at the Home Office, Jeremy Corbyn said today.

Home secretary Amber Rudd finally caved in to the pressure last night, becoming the fifth enforced departure from the Cabinet since last year’s election.

She quit after a leaked letter revealed she had misled the House of Commons over the existence of deportation targets.

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