Category: chris pincher

Former Tory Whip Chris Pincher Faces 8-week Suspension Over Groping Incident

Former government whip Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week suspension from the House of Commons after an inquiry found he drunkenly groped two men at a London club last year. Mr. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips office and had his Conservative Party membership suspended last year over the alleged groping of two…


Johnson Reshuffles Cabinet After Shock Resignations of Sunak and Javid

Nadhim Zahawi has become the UK’s new chancellor on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to reshuffle his cabinet. It follows the resignation of two secretaries of state and a flock of junior ministers after Johnson’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher tipped the scale against the prime minister. Sajid Javid…


Boris Johnson Knew About Chris Pincher Probe, Downing Street Confirms

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was briefed about a formal investigation against Chris Pincher in 2019 when Pincher was a Foreign Office minister, Downing Street confirmed on Tuesday. It comes after a former top civil servant questioned the accuracy of previous statements from Downing Street about Johnson’s awareness of a formal complaint against Pincher. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned…


Boris Johnson Unaware of ‘Specific Allegations’ Against Former Tory Whip Chris Pincher: Minister

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not know “specific allegations” about Chris Pincher before appointing him deputy chief whip, a Cabinet minister has said after the MP was suspended over sexual misconduct allegations. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips’ office on Thursday after The Sun reported that he had “groped” two male guests…