After allegations of significant misbehavior, Conor Burns was removed as trade minister and had the whip suspended.
Conor Burns has been dismissed “immediately” from his position as trade minister by Liz Truss following allegations of serious wrongdoing.
The whip has also been suspended for the Conservative representative for Bournemouth West until the matter is investigated.
A No 10 spokeswoman said: “In response to an accusation of severe wrongdoing, the prime minister has requested Conor Burns MP to resign immediately.
“Upon learning of this claim, the prime minister took immediate action and made it clear that all ministers must uphold the high standards of conduct that the public rightly expects of them.”
A whips office representative stated: “The whip has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior made earlier this week.
“We take any claims of this nature extremely seriously. The prime minister has made it plain that the highest standards must be maintained in public life.”
The annual Conservative Party conference was held in Birmingham from Sunday through Wednesday of last week.
Mr. Burns, 50, has stated that he will fully cooperate with the investigation and “looks forward to clearing his name.”
In a statement on Twitter, he stated that he was neither informed of the complaint’s specifics nor requested to provide information.
He stated, “I hope the party will undertake its investigation as quickly as they rushed to judgment.”
Since 2010, Mr. Burns has been a member of parliament and has held many cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, to whom he was fiercely devoted.
In defense of reports of a lockdown party in Downing Street, he infamously alleged earlier this year that the former prime minister was “ambushed with cake.”
Victoria Prentis, a government minister, stated that the charges were “clearly worrisome,” but she was assured that the subject was being taken “extremely seriously.”
She told Times Radio, “I believe all I can say is that the prime minister has taken decisive action, and we will ensure that this is thoroughly investigated.”
However, Angela Rayner, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, stated that the claim “raises serious issues” about the judgment of the prime minister in refusing to establish an independent ethics adviser.
This is the most recent scandal to rock the Conservative Party.
Chris Pincher resigned from his position as deputy chief whip in July after he was accused of groping two men at a private members’ club; the backlash ultimately led to the downfall of Boris Johnson.
In May, former Conservative representative Neil Parish resigned after admitting to viewing pornographic material in the House of Commons “in a moment of craziness.”
A little less than two weeks later, an anonymous Conservative member of parliament was detained on suspicion of sexual assault and rape charges spanning seven years.
