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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Tory MP ‘who asked alleged Pincher victim if he was gay’ made minister

PA Media

A Tory MP who reportedly asked an alleged victim of Chris Pincher if he was gay has been made a minister in Boris Johnson’s caretaker cabinet.

Sarah Dines, who has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state jointly at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), was said to have told the accuser his case was not “straightforward” based on his sexuality.

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