London: British Treasury Minister Kitty Ussher has tendered her resignation from office, becoming the latest victim of the ongoing expenses row.
Ussher resigned on Wednesday night amid reports that she avoided paying capital gains tax when she sold one of her houses in 2007. However, she denied she did anything wrong and said she was stepping aside to prevent the Gordon Brown government embarrassment.
Ussher announced that she would also not contest the next election.
In her resignation letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Ussher said: "It is with the greatest regret I have decided to resign from the government. After careful consideration I arrived at this decision because I do not want to cause you or the government any embarrassment."
"I did not do anything wrong...Neither have I abused the allowance system of the House of Commons in any way," she added.