Boris Johnson Under Pressure Over Conservative Lawmaker's Misconduct
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Chris Pincher resigned from the post of Conservative Deputy Chief Whip last week after admitting drunken misbehaviour.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces renewed pressure on Tuesday after a former civil servant spoke out about Downing Street's handling of allegations of misconduct by a Conservative Party member of Parliament who was suspended recently.
Lord Simon McDonald, who was the permanent secretary in the UK Foreign Office between 2015 and 2020, wrote to the Parliament's standards commissioner saying Downing Street made "inaccurate claims" about Chris Pincher – who resigned from the post of Conservative Deputy Chief Whip last week after admitting drunken misbehaviour.
In the wake of the resignation, the Prime Minister's office said Johnson was not aware of any specific allegations against Pincher when he was appointed to the post.
"This morning I have written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards – because No. 10 (Downing Street) keep changing their story and are still not telling the truth," McDonald said as he tweeted his letter to the Parliamentary watchdog.
