The Pincher scandal is just another Partygate without the canapes, an all too familiar tawdry tale of deceit and dishonour from No10.
We will probably never know exactly what Boris Johnson knew and when about the alleged sexually predatory behaviour of the former deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher. Pincher stood down after assaulting two fellow guests at the Carlton Club – a Tory party private members’ club in London’s Piccadilly – last Wednesday evening.
Pestminster has become a glazier’s fantasy of glass houses and the opposition parties have been pretty much neutered given their own sex scandals. Parliamentary workers’ unions are now declaring Westminster an unsafe environment for staff.
