The resignation statement made public today had been prepared by the ministers late Saturday.

Shortly afterwards, her staff made public what was, in effect, her resignation statement:

At 9, the Cabinet assembled again to hear her read her resignation statement, some say with a catch in her voice.

Mr. Keller, who is 53 years old, apologized in his resignation statement Sunday.

However, in his resignation statement he questioned the value of Hutton's report:

But I've never seen a less revealing resignation statement than that just made by Michael Martin.

His 41-page resignation statement is available online to read.

In his resignation statement he called on the President to step down voluntarily and expressed frustration over the slow pace of the reform programme.

The resignation statement said that the military was in charge, which is another problem.

None of this was echoed in his resignation statement today.