Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to remove former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher from the Conservative Party. On Friday morning, a Cabinet minister even suggested Pincher could be expelled by the end of the day, after he dramatically quit following a drunken incident.
Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had “embarrassed myself and other people” after having had “far too much” to drink. The Sun reported that he stood down after allegedly 'groping' two fellow guests at the Carlton Club – a Tory Party private members’ club in London’s Piccadilly – on Wednesday evening.
The Prime Minister was also facing questions about his own judgment, amid reports that he was warned about the wisdom of appointing Mr Pincher to such a sensitive post.
