David Campbell quits after gay sex claims

Keira MP David Campbell came home to Woonona to face his family last night, just hours after resigning from his ministerial portfolios over gay sex allegations. Mr Campbell was driven to the door of his two-storey townhouse about 7.40pm.He faced a media scrum waiting outside and his gathered family inside.

VOTE: Should the disgraced state MP now resign from his seat of Keira?Stony-faced, he climbed the stairs and closed the door behind him, refusing to answer a barrage of questions.Mr Campbell tendered his resignation to Premier Kristina Keneally yesterday afternoon. She accepted it immediately.Last night the Seven Network aired footage of Mr Campbell leaving a Sydney gay club, Ken’s of Kensington. In a statement late yesterday, Mr Campbell said he had resigned ‘‘for personal reasons ... I apologise to my wife, family, colleagues, staff and the community for letting them down,’’ he said.

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