UK Minister Kills Self Following Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

A Welsh Minister, Carl Sargeant has committed suicide following sex allegations against him.

The ex-Welsh Labour party minister was being investigated on allegations about his personal conduct, after he was removed from office on Friday.

Carl Sargeant, 49, was found dead at his home in Connah’s Quay, North Wales. Officials said he took his own life.

Sargeant was cabinet secretary for communities and children.

He was suspended after a number of allegations involving women was made available to the first minister for Wales.

A statement by the family said they were “devastated beyond words” at the loss of “the glue that bound us together”.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the death was “deeply shocking news”.

Mr Sargeant was married and had two children.

First Minister Carwyn Jones said on Monday that he had heard of a number of alleged incidents with women, and felt he had no choice but to refer the matter to the party.

However, Mr Sargeant vowed to clear his name but was removed from office to allow investigations.

The Welsh Assembly’s activities for Tuesday were cancelled as a mark of respect following his death.

Paying tribute, Welsh First Minister, Jones, said Carl was a friend as well as a colleague and that he was shocked and deeply saddened by his death.

“He made a big contribution to Welsh public life and fought tirelessly for those he represented both as a minister and as a local assembly member.

“He will be a great loss both to our party and to the Senedd,” National Assembly for Wales said in a statement.

Recently, a list of MPs and cabinet members accused of inappropriate behaviour, including rape was compiled by an independent group and Prime Minister Theresa May, with other party leaders have promised adequate action.

In the wake of the revelations, Britain’s Defence Minister Michael Fallon resigned from office as many other accused lawmakers and Ministers were suspended from their parties.

The allegations include groping, forcing staff to have abortions, paying them to keep quiet, including harrassment in the work place.

In his letter of resignation, Fallon, who had earlier apologised for repeatedly touching a radio presenter’s knee in 2002, said there had been many allegations about lawmakers, including “some about my previous conduct”.

He noted however, that “Many of these have been false but I accept that in the past I have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that I have the honor to represent.”

His replacement has not yet been announced but more investigation into the sex scandal at England’s 800 year old parliament continues.

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