The admission by Downing Street that Boris Johnson was aware of reports about alleged drunken groper Chris Pincher’s behaviour before appointing him Deputy Chief Whip is another U-turn for a Prime Minister who struggles to tell the truth.
Outright lies are the currency of a PM caught fibbing time after time, most notoriously over Partygate, with the fined lawbreaker facing a Parliamentary inquiry over evidence he knowingly misled MPs with outright denials.
Perhaps not wanting to be caught deceiving the House of Commons over Pincher after No10 claimed he knew no “specific” allegations, the PM’s judgment is called into question again.
