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Beverley Hughes makes her resignation speech

Immigration minister Beverley Hughes has resigned after facing criticism over the government's policies on immigration.

She faced intense pressure recently over an alleged policy of allowing immigrant workers from eastern Europe countries, which are due to join the European Union, to enter the UK without visa checks.

The criticism grew more intense after it was claimed she misled the House of Commons when she denied knowledge of the relaxation of restrictions in the Sheffield immigration office.