Saturday 24 September 2022 07:38 PM 'Sex pest' MP Chris Pincher whose scandal led to Boris Johnson's downfall will ... trends now
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Shamed MP Chris Pincher, whose sex scandal triggered the downfall of Boris Johnson, is not going to be investigated by the parliamentary watchdog.
The disgraced Conservative Party deputy chief whip, who is now an independent MP for Tamworth in Staffordshire after his suspension from the party, was reported to parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) in June following allegations that he drunkenly groped two men in London's Carlton Club.
Mr Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on June 30, admitting he had 'embarrassed himself and other people' after drinking too much at the Tory private members club.
Then Prime Minister Boris Johnson withdrew the whip from him the following day, on July 1, but his story changed over whether he had been aware of 'specific allegations' against Mr Pincher before appointing him.
On July 5, Mr Johnson was forced to apologise after it was revealed he had been briefed 'in person' about a formal complaint.
Minutes later Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned, triggering a wave of resignations that left Mr Johnson little choice but to step down on July 7 and ultimately led to the appointment of Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
But now it has emerged that the ICGS
