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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Conor Burns attacks ‘beyond strange’ Liz Truss decision to sack him before misconduct inquiry

Channel 4 News

Tory MP Conor Burns has claimed Liz Truss’s decision to sack him as a government minister before an investigation into misconduct allegations was complete was a violation of “natural justice”.

Mr Burns described his removal as a trade minister as “beyond strange” – vowing to clear his name and revealing that he would not return to parliament into the inquiry was over.

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