Chris Pincher has had whip removed

Johnson has been found to be still lying about what he knew about Pincher.

Johnson said he'd only heard "innuendo and non specific" allegations.

A senior civil servant has produced a letter that he sent to Johnson, advising him of an enquiry into Pincher. He then spoke to Johnson, making him fully aware of all the issues.

"On Monday, Downing Street said Mr Johnson was not aware of any specific allegations against Mr Pincher when he appointed him deputy chief whip.

However, later that day, the BBC found that the prime minister had been aware of a formal complaint about the MP.

And now, in a strongly-worded letter to the parliamentary standards commissioner, Sir Simon has disputed No 10's version of events.

Sir Simon, who was the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant from 2015 to 2020, said that in the summer of 2019, a group of officials had "complained to me about Mr Pincher's behaviour".

He said an investigation upheld the complaint adding that: "Mr Pincher apologised and promised not to repeat the inappropriate behaviour."

"Mr Johnson was briefed in person about the initiation and outcome of the investigation," he added."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62047883

It follows the usual pattern of denials which turn out to be lies, but only after some hapless Tory minister has had to recite the denials by saying "I have been assured by No 10 that - blah blah blah" on Radio 4 Today programme in the morning then a few hours later we learn the truth.

Another about turn from number 10. The PM did know about the Pincher allegations all along. The government now has a well established wheeze of lying until the truth can't be denied and then, without a blush, doing a u turn. No apology is ever forthcoming because it is assumed that the public won't care a jot and by and large this is correct.

Meantime Patrick Grady has resigned from the SNP for bringing the party into disrepute...he Stroked a guys hair and touched his back ...in a pub when drunk.
The "victim" didn't complain because he stopped when asked.The complaint was made by a bystander ,the police dropped the investigation yesterday .
Shades of Cummings and Catherine Calderwood here , his Barnard Castle trip when he HAD covid ,her visit to her second home to check it out ......She resigned .

One of the alleged victims, a young Tory activist, is expected to make a report to the police today.

If the police do decide to investigate this, there will be huge pressure on Pincher to resign as an MP.

Many constituents want rid of him:

www.itv.com/news/2022-07-01/who-is-chris-pincher-tory-mp-facing-groping-allegations

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10978585/Chris-Pincher-face-police-quiz-claims-touched-activist.html

Never mind going to hell in a handcart! We’re here on all fronts!

growstuff

Maybe he's already written the script and they're all just actors. It couldn't get much sleazier. It's an object lesson in amorality.

Well, it's a dream anyway!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if somebody could just sprinkle a bit of fairy dust and we could wake up from this nightmare?!

We need a Bobby Ewing (Dallas) realisation that the last years have all been nothing but a bad dream.

You would think that Bojo would have learned from Cummings that the people he defends and excuses have no loyalty to him.
No honour amongst thieves.

I don’t disagree with your assessment of Cummings Miss A. He was chosen by Johnson, who defended the indefensible where Cummings was concerned. He even allowed Cummings his very own press conference, which he rudely/arrogantly arrived late for. Cummings the sat there and lied. Still Johnson protected and supported him.
I despise Johnson, he’s totally without principles or ethics

If only the Queen were Henry II!

Maybe he's already written the script and they're all just actors. It couldn't get much sleazier. It's an object lesson in amorality.

Well, it's a dream anyway!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if somebody could just sprinkle a bit of fairy dust and we could wake up from this nightmare?!

Cummings, probably.

Who has the rights for the film? This is going to be a blockbuster!

I see that Cummings is lurking around like a bad smell, again.
Horrible little man.

It's possible that Pincher knows where all the bodies, especially Johnson's, are buried.

I think that’s the cunning plan riverwalk. Flood us with shocking behaviour, incompetence and no morality or ethics from Mr J and his MPs, then we loose count, get exhausted, begin to believe their line ‘nothing to see here, move in, get cross about Angela Raynor and just move on.

Yet another 'investigation' under way, so of course they can hide behind the need for this to be fair - in other words kick the can down the road for a while and avoid questions.

Just how many investigations are in train - I've lost count!

Yes that’s all over radio tv and newspapers varian and is no surprise sadly. I’ve heard several allegations that Johnson was warned against this appointment but that Pinchers loyalty led Johnson to disregard advice men with a reasonable understanding of what constitutes a drink problem, serial allegations of groping men who didn’t want the advances etc, would have taken. Well, most PMs wouldn’t/shouldn’t have needed such advice, they’d have relied on their own jydgement

Apparently, well before he was appointed, Johnson quipped "Pincher by name and pincher by nature"

yes when the man at the top is a person of low morals anything goes for the others.....It really is a disgrace that he is still PM

It’s yet another problem in the Conservative party that could have been prevented if the Prime Minister had a moral compass. He appointed this man against advice and in the clear knowledge he was a problem drinker with a history of making inappropriate, unwanted sexual advances. The groping seems often to have involved younger men, he was in a position of power over.

I don’t know who the man is but I would have to say his name seems very apt.

It’s getting more and more unforgivable. It says in some papers today that he also made advances to three MPs. One of the MPs apparently contacted Downing Street in February with details of what he said had happened to him and voiced his concerns that Mr Pincher might be made a party whip, in charge of the discipline and welfare of other MPs - and yet still he got the job. He has to resign - surely?

Why isn’t he resigning as an MP? Can it be because the Tories are scared of another by election? If I was one of his constituents I’d definitely be calling for his resignation.

“shiteater-in-chief” is a brilliant description. Good column.