英国国防大臣因性骚扰指控辞职

Sir Michael Fallon has resigned as defence secretary following allegations about his personal behaviour.

迈克尔•法伦爵士(Sir Michael Fallon)在受到有关他个人行为的指控后辞去了国防大臣的职务。

The Tory veteran has been caught up in the sexual harassment scandal sweeping Westminster after it emerged he had repeatedly put his hand on a journalist’s knee during a party conference dinner in 2002.

这名保守党老将卷入了席卷威斯敏斯特的性骚扰丑闻，此前他被曝在2002年的一次保守党会议聚餐期间一再把手放在一名记者的膝盖上。

Announcing his decision to resign, Sir Michael said: “In the past I have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that I have the honour to represent.”

法伦在宣布辞职决定时说：“过去我的行为曾经低于我们对我有幸代表的武装力量要求的高标准。”

And the UK’s first secretary of state, Damian Green, is under investigation over an allegation of inappropriate sexual behaviour, as a growing number of victims come forward with complaints about mistreatment at Westminster.

与此同时，英国首席国务大臣达米安•格林(Damian Green)也正因受到性不当行为的指控而被调查。目前有越来越多的受害者站出来投诉在威斯敏斯特遭受的委屈。

Downing Street’s decision to open the investigation of Mr Green, who denies the allegations, comes after the emergence on Tuesday of the most serious claims yet about sexual misconduct in British politics. Bex Bailey, a former youth representative on the Labour party’s National Executive Committee, said she was raped at a party event in 2011 but discouraged from reporting the attack.

唐宁街决定启动对格林的调查是在周二曝出英国政坛迄今最严重的性不当行为指控之后;格林否认了指控。工党全国执行委员会(NEC)前青年代表贝克丝•贝利(Bex Bailey)表示，她在2011年一次党内聚会上遭到强奸，但有人劝告她不要报告此事。