BREAKING: Former government whip Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week ban from the House of Commons following an inquiry into groping allegations.
Chris Pincher was the Conservative Government’s deputy chief whip last summer when he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at the exclusive Carlton Club in London whip Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week ban from the House of Commons following an inquiry into groping allegations.
Mr Pincher was the Conservative Government’s deputy chief whip last summer when he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at the exclusive Carlton Club inHe resigned from the position and later lost the Tory whip, meaning he now sits in the Commons as an independent. A report by the Standards Committee published on Thursday found his conduct ‘was completely inappropriate, profoundly damaging to the individuals concerned, and represented an abuse of power’.
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