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Liz Truss news - live: Kwarteng bows to pressure to bring forward medium-term budget

It follows warnings of a ’mortgage ticking time bomb’

The Independent UK

Truss appoints Sunak ally to Cabinet in bid to restore Tory unity

The Prime Minister has handed a Government job to Greg Hands, who backed her rival Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership race.

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister backs PM ‘swiftly’ sacking ex-minister Conor Burns

Nadhim Zahawi said he believes the MP for Bournemouth West has been treated fairly following a misconduct claim.

The Independent UK

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Conor Burns was ‘on track for knighthood’ as he faces misconduct claim

The BBC reports that an eyewitness saw the ex-minister touching a young man’s thigh at a hotel bar during the Conservative Party conference

Evening Standard

Conor Burns on track for knighthood despite 'serious misconduct' claim

Conor Burns, who was sacked from the Conservative Party this week due to a "serious misconduct" complaint, appears set to receive a…

The National (Scotland)

Cocaine found in toilets at the Conservative Party conference during raucous parties

Our probe found traces of the class A drug in two bathrooms close to a packed bar within the security cordon at Birmingham’s Hyatt Regency hotel.

Daily Record

Tory minister sacked 'after being seen touching young man's thigh in bar'

Conor Burns says he looks forward to clearing his name and will ‘fully cooperate’ with Tory investigation

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Conor Burns sacked after being seen ‘touching young man’s thigh’, witness says

Tory minister, who denies any wrongdoing, reported for incident in hotel bar during party’s conference

The Guardian - UK

Conor Burns ‘on track for knighthood’ as he faces misconduct claim

The BBC reports that an eyewitness saw the ex-minister touching a young man’s thigh at a hotel bar during the Conservative Party conference.

The Independent UK

Sacked minister denies he has met Mel B after singer posts cryptic tweet

Conor Burns has said he will ‘fully co-operate’ with a Tory probe into allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

The Independent UK

Mel B challenges sacked Tory minister over ‘what you said to me in lift’

Former Spice Girl, who attended Tory conference, makes apparent online criticism of former trade minister

The Guardian - UK

Mel B makes veiled swipe at Tory minister Conor Burns as he responds to ‘serious misconduct’ claim

‘Let me remind you what you said me in lift,’ Spice Girl says in cryptic message

The Independent UK

Spice Girl Mel B posts cryptic dig at Tory MP sacked for 'serious misconduct' at party conference

"Your shocked about this complaint??? Let me remind you what you said me in lift," the singer tweeted

Manchester Evening News

Tory MP Conor Burns sacked after allegations of 'serious misconduct'

Minister for Trade loses governmental job and is being investigated by the whips' office after allegations of inappropriate behaviour

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The Independent UK

Truss faces latest Tory scandal as minister sacked over misconduct claim

Conor Burns – who has also had the Tory whip suspended – has accused the party of rushing to judgment, as he vowed to clear his name.

Daily Mirror

Mel B makes cryptic jibe at Tory MP Conor Burns as he responds to 'serious misconduct' claim

Spice Girl Mel B made a cryptic dig at Tory MP Conor Burns in a tweet as he reacted to the news that he is being investigated over a claim of 'serious misconduct'

Chronicle Live

Tory Trade Minister Conor Burns sacked from Government after ‘serious misconduct’ claims

The MP said that he 'looks forward to clearing his name' after having the Tory whip suspended pending an investigation

The Guardian - UK

Conor Burns’ dismissal: which other Tories have faced misconduct allegations?

The former trade minister is the latest in a long line of Tory MPs to bring scandal to the party

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The Independent UK

Tory minister criticises party’s ‘rush to judgement’ after sacking over ‘inappropriate behaviour’

‘I hope the party will be as quick to conduct their enquiry as they were to rush to judgement,’ sacked minister said

The Independent UK

Sacked minister Conor Burns accuses Tory party of rushing to judgment

The former trade minister has had the party whip suspended pending an investigation into ‘allegations of inappropriate behaviour’ earlier this week.

Wales Online

MP Conor Burns sacked from government following allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'

The former trade minster has also had the Tory whip suspended pending an investigation

Belfast Live

MP Conor Burns sacked following allegations of “inappropriate behaviour”

Northern Ireland born politician has whip removed

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tory minister Conor Burns sacked after ‘serious misconduct’ claim

MP asked by Liz Truss to step down as trade minister and has party whip removed

The Independent UK

Conor Burns sacked as minister with Tory whip suspended pending investigation

The MP for Bournemouth West has reportedly said he will co-operate fully with the probe and ‘looks forward to clearing his name’.

Reuters

UK PM Truss sacks trade minister Burns after allegations of serious misconduct

British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday sacked Conor Burns, a minister at the trade department, following allegations of serious misconduct, her office said on Friday.

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