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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

Downing Street refuses to release bombshell texts between Boris Johnson and Chris Pincher

Downing Street has refused to release the bombshell texts between Boris Johnson and Chris Pincher that led to the disgraced former whip’s resignation.

The PM’s official spokesman has previously confirmed the pair exchanged text messages the day Mr Pincher resigned, but declined to “get into details of those specific messages.”

The messages came ahead of a formal letter of resignation, in which Mr Pincher told the PM he “drank far too much” and “embarrassed myself and other people.”

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