Just days after British Prison Minister Crispin Blunt comes out of the closet, Foreign Secretary William

Hague issues a formal statement denying allegations of a romantic relationship with his 25-year-old aide Chris Myers—who resigned because of the allegations.

Rumors of an alleged relationship first appeared on a political blog site, Guido Fawkes. Blogger Paul Staines wrote that the two men shared a hotel room together while they were campaigning for the general Hague’s statement included: “Christopher Myers has demonstrated commitment and political talent over the last eighteen months. He is easily qualified for the job he holds. Any suggestion that his appointment was due to an improper relationship between us is utterly false, as is any suggestion that I have ever been involved in a relationship with any man.”

William Hague has been married to a woman since 1997.