Michael Flynn has resigned as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser following reports that he misled Vice President Mike Pence, about the nature of talks he held with the Russian ambassador in December.

TELEGRAPH UK reports that Flynn submitted his resignation in a letter Monday evening. In his resignation letter, Mr Flynn said he held numerous calls with the Russian ambassador to the US during the transition and gave “incomplete information” about those discussions to Vice President Mike Pence.

See resignation letter below: