Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘embarrassing myself and others’
The Conservative deputy chief whip has resigned after admitting he has “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club.
In a letter to the prime minister, Pincher said: “Last night I drank far too much. I’ve embarrassed myself and other people which is the last thing I want to do and for that I apologise to you and to those concerned. The government had no comment on the allegations about his behaviour but he is not thought to be losing the Conservative whip after taking the decision to step down. Pincher has not issued any comment on the allegations of groping two men.
He was later cleared in a Conservative party investigation. At the time, a party spokesman said: “Following an investigation, a panel headed by an independent QC considered the evidence and has concluded there has not been a breach of the code of conduct.” They added that Johnson’s judgement had been shown to be catastrophic and that given a byelection had just been held for a colleague watching porn in parliament, the same should happen in Pincher’s seat because “this is much worse”.
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