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CONOR BURNS SACKED FROM GOVERNMENT

Minister of State for Northern Ireland Conor Burns
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07 October, 2022 17:29

MP Conor Burns has been sacked from the government following a complaint of
“serious misconduct”.

The Northern Ireland born former trade minister has also had the Tory whip
suspended pending an investigation into “allegations of inappropriate behaviour”
earlier this week.

The MP for Bournemouth West, who has held the seat since 2010, has said he will
co-operate fully with the probe and “looks forward to clearing his name”,
according to The Sun.

Mr Burns was appointed minister of state in the Department for International
Trade in last month’s reshuffle, after Liz Truss took the reins in No 10.

He was previously a minister in the Northern Ireland Office, and had been a
staunch ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson.

A No 10 spokesperson said: “Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the
prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the Government with immediate
effect.

“The prime minister took direct action on being informed of this allegation and
is clear that all ministers should maintain the high standards of behaviour – as
the public rightly expects.”

A spokesman for the Whips’ Office said: “We have suspended the whip pending
investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour earlier this week.

“We take all such allegations extremely seriously. The prime minister has been
clear that the highest standards in public life must be upheld.”



The PA news agency has approached Mr Burns for comment.



Government minister Victoria Prentis said the allegations were “obviously
concerning”, but she had been assured the matter was being taken “very
seriously”.

“I think all I can say is that the prime minister has taken decisive action, and
we’ll make sure that this is properly investigated,” she told Times Radio.

“In terms of politics as a whole it’s always worrying because we all expect and
hope to maintain the highest standards in public life.”

The development is the latest in a series of scandals to rock the Conservative
Party, including groping allegations against former deputy chief whip Chris
Pincher.

In May, former Tory MP Neil Parish quit his seat in Tiverton and Honiton after
admitting to watching pornography in the Commons.

Just short of two weeks later, an unnamed Conservative MP was arrested on
suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences spanning seven years.

 


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