Boris Johnson has been accused of deliberately ignoring warnings about his former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher, as fresh allegations against the MP are made
Mr Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on Thursday.
In his resignation letter he said he had "embarrassed myself and other people" after drinking "far too much". Whilst the letter made no direct reference to allegations levelled against him, The Sun reported Mr Pincher had been accused of groping two men.The Times reported a young Tory activist said he had received an unwanted sexual advance from Mr Pincher last year.
And on Saturday night the Independent said an anonymous Tory MP had claimed to have been groped twice by the former deputy chief whip.Dominic Cummings accused him of "lying again" and said the Prime Minister referred to the MP "laughingly in No 10 as 'Pincher by name, pincher by nature' long before appointing him".
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