British ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch resigned on Wednesday after a scandal with leaked diplomatic cables that contained unvarnished assessments of the U.S. administration, according to media reports.

UK ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch.[File Photo: VCG]

Simon McDonald, head of the diplomatic service at the British Foreign Office, accepted the resignation.

U.S. President Donald Trump. [File Photo: VCG]