resignation

The authority said arrangements were being put in place to cover the gap between the resignation of Mr Stevens and the new chief executive taking up his post early next year.

"As far as we know, the resignation has got nothing to do with admission of guilt or the organisation finding her guilty," said another party official, Magasela Mzobe.

Nor is resignation an escape hatch for most military officers.

Last Friday, when announcing her resignation from Congress, she lamented that five major bills she sponsored had never been considered.

The Ealing Central and Acton MP said "a strong chair would have prevented this scenario", adding that with Mr Banerji's resignation letter being shared: "I fear this matter is not over yet."