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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Conor Burns ‘on track for knighthood’ as he faces misconduct claim

PA Wire

An ex-minister sacked by Liz Truss over a “serious misconduct” claim is said to be on track for a knighthood from her predecessor Boris Johnson.

It comes as the BBC reports that an eyewitness saw MP Conor Burns touching a young man’s thigh at a hotel bar during the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

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