No10 says PM had no reason to block appointment of Pincher as deputy chief whip
The former Tory deputy chief whip was once accused of acting like a "pound shop Harvey Weinstein" by a former accuser.
The former Tory deputy chief whip was once accused of acting like a "pound shop Harvey Weinstein" by a former accuser.
The deputy chief whip resigned his position following a 'drunken incident' and could lose the whip today.
Chris Pincher becomes the latest Tory MP to have been embroiled in a litany of sleaze scandals to have beset Boris Johnson's party.
"The next time some Brexit grandee dials it in from Provence to assure the Today Programme that all is well, report them to the Excise, for not doing the paperwork for their phone, that'll reverse Brexit."
Neil Parish opened up about his struggles in the aftermath of the incident, claiming the Tory Party chief whip did not offer him any help.
It is claimed that the money was handed over in a holdall at a meeting at Clarence House, with another donation been transferred in Fortnum and Mason bags.
The prime minister argued every Government gets ‘buffeted’ by bad by-election results mid-term, as he claimed people are ‘sick’ of hearing about him.
Oliver Dowden resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “someone must take responsibility”.
"Stop lying Boris. It’s becoming embarrassing now," said one person after watching the clip.
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