UK government minister resigns after turning up to House of Lords late

[Bob The Knob]

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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42885987[/url]
[quote]A member of the House of Lords has stunned colleagues by resigning because he was late to the chamber.

Lord Bates said he was "ashamed" to not be in his place to answer a question from Labour's Baroness Lister.

He apologised for his "discourtesy" and said he would be offering his resignation as a minister to the PM, before walking out of the chamber.

Peers urged him in vain not to go, and Labour's leader in the Lords said an apology would have sufficed.

Lord Bates, an international development minister and former Conservative MP, was meant to be in the House of Lords chamber for the start of oral questions at 15:00 GMT.[/quote]

[Archangel125]

Sounds like there's more to the story than this, whether in the dude's professional or personal life.

[Michael haxz]

Something is definitely not adding up

[SentientToilet]

Why are so many people resigning today?

[lintz]

oh shit what the fuck?

i know this guy, why'd he resign?

[smithy285]

May rejected his resignation - [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42897401[/url]

[Kotov]

Yeah this is pretty suspicious. He has Tory affiliation as well and the party is not exactly stable right now.

[Ravenholme]

Sounds like a man who was looking for an out, honestly.