Future of Tory MP Chris Pincher hangs in balance over 'drunken groping' claim

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As Boris Johnson returns from his world tour, Chris Pincher's resignation will add to his domestic woes.

The bigger problem though for Mr Johnson is the debate Mr Pincher's resignation will inevitably reignite around the culture in Westminster, and specifically in the Tory Party. Labour will no doubt be eyeing a potential by-election in Mr Pincher's seat of Tamworth, a constituency they lost to the Tories in 2010.

Mr Pincher told the newspaper:"If Mr Story has ever felt offended by anything I said, then I can only apologise to him."Before that, Mr Pincher was minister for Europe and the Americas, and minister for housing.

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