By William James LONDON (Reuters) -A British junior government minister resigned on Monday in protest at what he said were “woeful” efforts to stop the fraudulent abuse of coronavirus support schemes. Theodore Agnew, a Conservative who sits in parliament’s upper house, said he was quitting his post as a minister in the Treasury and Cabinet Office departments. Part of his role included oversight of spending and reducing fraud. The government last week defended its record of providing support to businesses during the pandemic, disputing reports it had written off 4.3 billion pounds ($5.8 billion…