Hours after tearfully vowing to fight “false” allegations of sexual impropriety against him, Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown has resigned. PC Leader Patrick Brown held a late night press conference Thursday at Queen's Park where he denied allegations of misconduct, but later issued a statement saying he would step down. Read more: Two women accuse Patrick Brown of sexual misconduct Patrick Brown’s statement regarding allegations of misconduct Nova Scotia Tory leader resigns amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour “I can’t speculate on the motive of my accusers, I can only say they what they are saying is categorically untrue. “I’m disgusted and disturbed by these sexual misconduct allegations,” she said. Patrick Brown has denied allegations of sexual misconduct.

Source: thestar January 25, 2018 03:18 UTC