Boris Johnson is under growing pressure over his decision to give Chris Pincher a ministerial role and has been accused of turning a blind eye to allegations surrounding his deputy chief whip.
Mr Pincher quit his senior post after being accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private members’ club in London. He was later suspended as a Conservative MP. And as more allegations of unwanted passes and groping emerged in newspapers this (Sunday) morning, it was disclosed by The Telegraph that the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Mr Pincher in February had prompted the resignation of Craig Whittaker, another senior whip.
According to The Telegraph, the Prime Minister has been accused of turning a blind eye to claims of his deputy chief whip’s alleged sexual misconduct. It reported a senior government source had said: "There was considerable ill feeling in the whips’ office about Pincher’s appointment.”
