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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett and Anna Isaac

Revealed: Boris Johnson minister ‘sexually harassed’ civil servant in latest Tory sleaze scandal

The Conservative Party is facing fresh allegations of sleaze as it emerges a minister who served in Boris Johnson’s government agreed to a settlement payout with a civil servant who accused him of sexual harassment.

The former prime minister and members of his cabinet were informally told about the alleged misconduct, though no formal investigation was launched by officials, The Independent understands.

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