Israeli 'take down' minister plot: UK civil servant quits

A UK civil servant caught on camera discussing with an Israeli official how to "take down" a British Government minister has resigned. Maria Strizzolo has left her job with the Skills Funding Agency after she was filmed discussing Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan with senior Israeli political officer Shai Masot. In a secretly-recorded conversation Mr Masot said Sir Alan was causing "a lot of problems".