LONDON -- British media are reporting that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is quitting her post following the scandal over lawmakers' expenses.
The BBC and Sky News reported Tuesday that Smith will resign, but did not say when or specify sources.
Smith has been criticized after she included pornographic movies ordered by her husband in an expenses claim. She would be the highest ranking official to resign amid the scandal.
She has also faced allegations that she finessed the housing allowance system to maximize the amount she received.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street office declined to comment on the reports. But Brown is expected to reshuffle his government ministers soon.
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