Former minister Conor Burns has had the Tory whip restored after being cleared of 'serious misconduct'
By Emma Soteriou
Former minister Conor Burns has had the Tory whip restored after being cleared of "serious misconduct" at the party conference in October.In a statement, the party said that after reviewing all the available evidence it had concluded there was "no basis on which to investigate further" and that the matter was closed.
Mr Burns was sacked as trade minister by Liz Truss and had the whip withdrawn following a complaint about his behaviour at the annual Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. It was reported that a witness had claimed to have seen him touching the thigh of a young man in a hotel bar.He said he had been confident he would be cleared but that the past two months had been a "living nightmare" - particularly for his elderly parents.
He claimed he was caught in the “crossfire of the dying days” of Ms Truss’ government, with him being “thrown to the wolves”.
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