LONDON – British Minister resigns for abusing his post

A British government minister resigned on Monday after an investigation ruled that he took advantage of his position to intimidate someone who was in a trade dispute with his father.

Conor Burns resigned as minister of international trade after the House of Commons standards committee found he made “veiled threats” that, unless his father was paid, he would raise the issue in Parliament.

The committee determined that it was an “abuse of his privileged status in an attempt to intimidate a member of the public” and said Burns should be suspended from Parliament for a week.

The ex-ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “with deep regret” he decided to resign his post.

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