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Reports that the Home Secretary is to resign.

Eddie Mair | 12:56 UK time, Tuesday, 2 June 2009

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1306 UPDATE from Nick Robinson: "Whitehall sources have told the ´óÏó´«Ã½ that they expect to Jacqui Smith to stand down as home secretary at the next reshuffle. "

1311 UPDATE from PA: Jacqui Smith told Prime Minister Gordon Brown two months ago that she wanted to step down as Home Secretary in the next reshuffle, sources close to her said.

1313 PA: Jacqui Smith is to resign from the Cabinet in a forthcoming reshuffle, a source close to the Home Secretary said today. The source said she had been "hurt" by revelations about her expenses claims and spoke to Prime Minister Gordon Brown about her plans to stand down about two months ago. The source said she was planning to defend her Redditch seat at the next general election.

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