Newsnight's political editor nicholaswatt discusses BBC's ionewells exclusive story that Boris Johnson was made aware of a formal complaint of Chris Pincher's 'inappropriate behaviour' before he was appointed deputy chief whip
The MP for Tamworth was suspended as a Conservative Party MP last week over allegations he had groped two men at a private members' club in London.
Mr Johnson appointed Mr Pincher as deputy chief whip, which involves ensuring party discipline among Tory MPs, during a cabinet reshuffle in February this year. This triggered a process, overseen by the Cabinet Office, which resulted in a report that confirmed misconduct.
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