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Chris Pincher: PM was briefed says Simon McDonald

No 10 did not tell the truth when it said the PM was unaware of official complaints about Chris Pincher's behaviour, an ex-civil servant in the Foreign Office has said.

Simon McDonald said Boris Johnson had been "briefed in person" about an investigation into Mr Pincher, then a Foreign Office minister.

Mr Pincher, the MP for Tamworth, was suspended as a Conservative Party MP last week over allegations he groped two men at a private members' club in London. He says he is seeking professional medical support.

In a strongly-worded letter to the parliamentary standards commissioner, Lord McDonald has disputed No 10's version of events.

5 July 2022

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