The PM’s changing story over Chris Pincher
What is happening?
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What are the facts?
- Chris Pincher was suspended as a Tory MP last week after being accused of groping two men at a private members club while drunk
- The incident – and many subsequent allegations – have put pressure on Johnson to explain what he knew about Pincher’s past when he appointed him
- Lord McDonald, the former top civil servant in the Foreign Office, has accused No 10 of not telling the truth
- Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner says “this constant charade just will not wash”
- Cabinet Office Minister Michael Ellis said PM “did not immediately recall” hearing about a 2019 complaint about Pincher’s behaviour when fresh allegations arose about him last week.
- When the PM was reminded of this, the No 10 press office corrected the information it was providing to the media, says Ellis.
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