Conor Burns

2022 - 10 - 7

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Conor Burns Has Conservative Whip Suspended And Sacked As ... (PoliticsHome.com)

MP Conor Burns has been sacked as a trade minister after a complaint of “serious misconduct,” Downing Street have confirmed.

He told the newspaper he intended to "fully cooperate with the investigation and looks forward to clearing his name”. Conor Burns sacked as trade minister following misconduct allegation (Alamy) Conor Burns Sacked As Trade Minister And Whip Suspended After Misconduct Allegation

Conor Burns suspended from Tory party and sacked as minister ... (The Guardian)

Liz Truss asks trade minister to leave government with immediate effect as whips confirm suspension.

I believe we’re all working in good spirit, with good cooperation to deliver on the changes that are required for the protocol to be fixed or the issues within the protocol to be fixed. To reward their consistent failure by extending their contract for the London to Glasgow service is nothing more than a slap in the face to passengers and staff. I want to be very positive about the chances of getting a negotiated solution. The decision to award this extension must be called in and reversed urgently. He was found by the standards committee to have made a series of veiled threats while attempting to intervene in his father’s dispute over a loan. They have repeatedly misled passengers and politicians with claims of 100 new drivers when in fact the number is around half that. Among the documents were two extremism analysis unit Home Office reports, a counter-terrorism policing report and personal data, including that of Metropolitan police staff, the ICO said. It said the Home Office had since taken steps to avoid similar breaches occurring in the future. In this instance that did not happen, and I expect the department to take steps to avoid similar mistakes in the future. The ICO found the Home Office had failed to ensure an appropriate level of security of personal data, including where documents were classified as “official sensitive”. There is an expectation, both in law and from the people the government serves, that this information will be treated respectfully and securely. We note the decision published by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) today, and will take its implications into consideration.

UK Trade Minister Conor Burns sacked over 'serious misconduct' claim (POLITICO.eu)

Liz Truss fired Burns over a complaint about his behavior at Tory party conference.

[resigned](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52531078) as a trade minister after parliament's standards watchdog said he used his position to intimidate a member of the public. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Liz Truss said: “Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect. LONDON — Trade Minister Conor Burns has been fired from the U.K.

Senior Tory minister Conor Burns sacked after 'serious misconduct ... (The Guardian)

MP asked by Liz Truss to step down as trade minister and has party whip removed.

The MP has not had the whip withdrawn in this case. He insisted he had “enormous amounts of defence, but unfortunately the way things work means that doesn’t come out first”. Johnson’s own demise as prime minister was partly triggered by his initial refusal to withdraw the whip from Pincher after accusations of groping, which the MP denied. In a statement on Friday night, he accused the party of a “rush to judgment”. I hope the party will be as quick to conduct their inquiry as they were to rush to judgment.” He said on Twitter: “Earlier I received a call from the Chief Whip Wendy Morton.

MP Conor Burns sacked as minister with Tory whip suspended ... (BreakingNews.ie)

The MP for Bournemouth West has reportedly said he will co-operate fully with the probe and 'looks forward to clearing his name'.

The Prime Minister has been clear that the highest standards in public life must be upheld.” “The Prime Minister took direct action on being informed of this allegation and is clear that all ministers should maintain the high standards of behaviour – as the public rightly expects.” He was previously a minister in the Northern Ireland Office, and had been a staunch ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson.

Tory minister Conor Burns sacked with 'immediate effect' after ... (Sky News)

Conor Burns has been fired as trade minister and had the whip suspended after an allegation of serious misconduct.

[ resigned from his post](https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-chris-pincher-suspended-by-party-over-drunken-groping-claims-12643558) after he was accused of groping two men in a private members' club - with the fallout ultimately leading to [Boris Johnson's downfall. "We take all such allegations extremely seriously. [watching pornography in the House of Commons](https://news.sky.com/story/neil-parish-mp-resigns-as-he-admits-watching-porn-in-the-commons-12602430) "in a moment of madness". A No 10 spokesman said: "Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect. Liz Truss has sacked trade minister Conor Burns from her government "with immediate effect" following an allegation of serious misconduct. Conor Burns has been fired as trade minister and had the whip suspended after an allegation of serious misconduct.

Conor Burns' dismissal: which other Tories have faced misconduct ... (The Guardian)

The former trade minister is the latest in a long line of Tory MPs to bring scandal to the party.

He is suspended for 12 weeks by the Conservatives but [allowed to rejoin](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/30/tory-mp-rob-roberts-allowed-to-rejoin-party-after-sexually-harassing-staffer) the party in October 2021. It is the second time Pincher has resigned from the whips’ office, having previously stood down in 2017 after he was reported to have made an unwanted pass at a Tory activist. [found](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/25/tory-mp-rob-roberts-faces-commons-suspension-for-sexual-harassment-breach) by parliament’s independent expert panel to have made “significant” repeated unwanted sexual advances towards a former member of staff, as well as inappropriate comments of a sexual nature. Griffiths, who denied the allegations, had stepped down as an MP in November 2019 after it emerged that he had sent up to 2,000 sexually explicit text message to two much younger women. [found guilty](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/30/ex-mp-charlie-elphicke-convicted-of-sexual-assault) of three counts of sexual assault against two women, less than a year after resigning as the Conservative MP for Dover. Elphicke had denied the three charges, two of which related to a parliamentary worker.

Trade minister Conor Burns sacked after misconduct claim (BBC News)

In a statement No 10 said: "Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate ...

[Neil Parish resigned ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-61323557)as a Tory MP in April after he admitted watching pornography in the House of Commons. [ was alleged to have groped two men in a club](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62040915), setting off a chain reaction that led to Mr Johnson stepping down as an prime minister. Remember her predecessor Boris Johnson was criticised for taking too long to respond to allegations of inappropriate behaviour. [resigned as a trade minister ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52531078)after a parliamentary watchdog ruled he used his position to "intimidate a member of the public". "We take all such allegations extremely seriously. In a statement No 10 said: "Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect.

Sacked Tory minister Conor Burns decries 'rush to judgment' after ... (Independent.ie)

Former Minister of State for Northern Ireland Conor Burns has accused the Conservative Party of rushing to judgment after he was sacked from the UK ...

“This deeply disturbing revelation is the latest in a long line of serious misconduct allegations, and raises serious questions not only about yet another minister but about the prime minister’s judgment in refusing to appoint an independent ethics adviser,” she said. I will fully cooperate with the party’s (inquiry) and look forward to clearing my name. He tweeted: “Earlier I received a call from the chief whip Wendy Morton. He was previously a minister in the Northern Ireland Office, and had been a staunch ally of former prime minister “I was not given any information about the complaint nor was I asked to provide any information. Former Minister of State for Northern Ireland Conor Burns has accused the Conservative Party of rushing to judgment after he was sacked from the UK government following a complaint of “serious misconduct”.

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