Chris Pincher scandal bolsters Tory rebel plot to oust Boris Johnson Backbenchers discussing rule change requiring 90 letters for fresh confidence vote The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022
It doesn’t matter if Boris Johnson is a dead man walking as PM. The damage is done We think he will go one day soon and we’ll avoid disaster. But that’s false comfort: the meltdown is already happening, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022
Tory rebels 'plotting rule change to oust Boris Johnson' Prime Minister facing demands explain what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Chris Pincher Wales Online · Jul 4, 2022
Boris Johnson under pressure over Tory MP who quit in sleaze row Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain what he knew and when after a string of allegations surfaced over the weekend about the past sexual behavior of Chris Pincher, the Conservative MP who quit last week as one of the prime minister’s enforcers, citing his own drunken antics. Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022
Labour calls on PM to explain why he gave key job to 'grope' Tory Chris Pincher In a scathing letter to Mr Johnson, Labour's Chairwoman Anneliese Dodds demanded the Prime Minister should think again and piled pressure on him to admit what he knew Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022
Boris Johnson facing growing calls to explain what he knew about Chris Pincher allegations Scandal threatening to further undermine PM’s authority as Tory rebels reportedly ‘emboldened to act’ to oust him The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Fears for victims as parliament sleaze probes take up to two years Exclusive: One investigation by body set up in the wake of ‘Pestminster’ scandal took 572 working days The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Johnson faces backlash for ‘failure to act’ over Chris Pincher warnings Parliamentary staffers and Tory MPs say allegations of sexual misconduct were not acted on by whips The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
Jess Phillips says allegations about MPs should be investigated without formal complaint Labour MP wants inquiries into potential sexual misconduct to be possible before a specific victim comes forward The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
‘No way back’: Tory councillors in Tamworth call on Chris Pincher to resign seat ‘This is a resigning matter for him’, says Conservative representative in Tamworth constituency The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Senior MPs reject call to close Westminster's pubs to clean up Parliament SENIOR MPs have rejected calls for Parliament’s bars to be closed in the wake of misconduct scandals. The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2022
Therese Coffey’s rough ride defending Boris Johnson for ‘groping’ MP appointment Broadcasters were riled by the lack of detail as the Work and Pensions Secretary defended Boris Johnson over the appointment of Chris Pincher. The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
Boris Johnson accused of ignoring warnings about Chris Pincher amid new allegations PM under pressure to explain what he knew about former deputy chief whip’s alleged sexual misconduct The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
Tory men do not have particular problem with sexual harassment, says cabinet minister ‘I don’t think that’s the case at all’: Therese Coffey denies party has issue following series of scandals The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022 PM ‘didn’t know specific claims’ about Chris Pincher before giving him whips job Therese Coffey says she was told Boris Johnson did not know the details of sexual misconduct allegations against the Tamworth MP
The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2022 Boris Johnson 'unaware' of groping claim before appointing MP as chief whip BORIS Johnson is under increasing pressure to explain his leniency towards a former Tory minister after fresh groping allegations were made against…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022 Chris Pincher: shamed former Tory whip adds to sense of crisis over Johnson ‘Disastrous’ attempt to intervene over Pincher may intensify backbench calls for prime minister to go
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022 What the papers say – July 3 The fallout from the Tory party’s so-called ‘Pestminister’ scandal continues to dominate the newspapers.
Wales Online · Jul 3, 2022 Boris Johnson accused of turning a blind eye to Chris Pincher allegations Prime Minister faces renewed pressure over allegations that he turned a blind eye to accusations levelled at his staunch ally
Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2022 Johnson’s party faces probe into hospital vow as scandals mount The U.K. government’s official spending watchdog is planning an investigation into Boris Johnson’s election promises to build 40 new hospitals, an unexpected probe set to add to the litany of troubles surrounding the prime minister.
The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022 Boris Johnson under growing pressure over claims he turned blind eye to Chris Pincher allegations PM joked about deputy chief whip being ‘Pincher by name, Pincher by nature,’ claims Dominic Cummings
Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2022 'Boris Johnson owes his premiership to luck, not judgement - and it will run out' The Voice of the Mirror on the latest of the seemingly never-ending stream of scandals which continue to erupt from Number 10, with the PM showing himself to be blind to the obvious
Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2022 'Tory sleaze makes Boris Johnson's cut-back policies hard to swallow' The Conservative Party is back to bad old 90s as scandals blunt their attacks on the economic crisis as the public will push back against cuts and discontent
Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2022 ‘No place like home’ for Johnson returning to sleaze and strikes After an eight-day summit dash from Rwanda to Spain via Germany’s Bavarian Alps, Boris Johnson told reporters he was “keen” to get back to Britain.
Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2022 Boris Johnson was warned TWICE over sex claims against Chris Pincher but didn't act Tory MP Chris Pincher has had the Tory whip suspended - but questions are being asked about Boris Johnson's decision to promote him earlier this year