WATERGATE COMES TO WHITEHALL

Wisht lads, had yer gobs I'll tell you an awful story Wisht lads, had yer gobs I'll tell about the worm.

THESE are words from a County Durham folksong, The Lambton Worm', written in memory of one of Lord Lambton's (above) ancestors.

According to the legend the earlier Lambton slayed the worm, a sea pent from the River Wear. • result, the family has been cursed ever since. A MAIOR scandal of near MAJOR scandal gate proportions broke over the Heath government yesterday following the abrupt resignation of RAF minister, Lord Lambton.

From a secret location 'somewhere north' Lambton issued a statement ad involvement with a call girl 'and one of her friends'.

Police told him on Monday that the call girl's husband had taken photographs of them together. 'Immediately on leaving the police I saw the Chief Whip,' Lambton said, 'and said I must resign as soon as I could get a letter to the Prime Minister.' There was considerable discord in the Commons serwhen it was announced that neither Heath nor Home As Waterin mi ting or Secretary Robert Carr would make a statement on the affair and all private member's questions were ruled out of order. The Speaker, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, said Heath would make a statement today.

Meanwhile Scotland Yard stated that details of the case had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions; another interim document on the Lambton case and a larger vice ring was with Premier Heath and the Home Office.

Drugs charges

Late yesterday Lord Lambton was accused of possessing dangerous drugs. Sumonses have been issued, said the Attorney-Generals office last night. They have not yet been served, but involve offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act concerning the possession of cannabis and amphetamines.

Lambton's statement said:

This is the sordid story. There has been no security risk and no blackmail and never