BREAKING: No 10 finally admits Boris was aware of claims about disgraced Tory MP Chris Pincher.
Boris Johnson was ‘aware’ of allegations against Chris Pincher when he was appointed as deputy chief whip.He quit in a letter to Mr Johnson, admitting he ‘embarrassed’ himself while intoxicated.
Yesterday, cabinet minister Therese Coffey had told Sky News she didn’t believe the Prime Minister had been aware of the incident prior to the letter.But a No 10 spokesperson has said the Prime Minister was ‘aware’ but it would have been ‘not appropriate’ for him to step in. But the spokesperson did acknowledge that the Tory leader was aware of ‘allegations that were either resolved or did not progress to a formal complaint’.
Asked if the PM made any efforts to find out if allegations could be substantiated, the spokesperson added: ‘I can’t get into too much detail but he did take advice on some of the allegations that had been made, but there was no formal complaint at that time and it was deemed not appropriate to stop an appointment simply because of unsubstantiated allegations.
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