Green was a vital political ally who acted as a de facto deputy prime minister and supported May in her difficult Brexit negotiations. His removal will cost her an important supporter as she tries to balance competing visions of Brexit within her Cabinet.
Green had claimed earlier he was the victim of a smear campaign. The pornography was found on his office computer during a police investigation of government leaks. The Cabinet investigation did not yield a conclusion about sexual misconduct allegations writer Kate Maltby made against Green.
Maltby said Green had "fleetingly" touched her knee during a meeting in a pub and later sent a suggestive text after a picture of her wearing a corset appeared in a newspaper. The cabinet secretary investigation said it was "not possible to reach a definitive conclusion" on whether Green's behavior with Maltby was appropriate wily, but added that her account was "plausible." Sky more