view of events in the uk and around the world in dateline. the conservative party has suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations he assaulted two men at a private members club on wednesday night. he quit his post yesterday, saying in a resignation letter he drank far too much . two senior female conservative mps, caroline noakes and karen bradley, had joined labour in calling for his suspension from the party and said there should be a new code of conduct for mp s. with the latest from westminster here s our correspondent nick eardley. last night chris pincher resigned his government role after allegations that he had grouped two men. he had been drinking here, a private scope in london, with other conservative politicians. he admitted drinking too much and said he had embarrassed himself. we take over the things he had embarrassed himself. we take over the things incredibly he had embarrassed himself. we take over the
hong kong still seems to make the chinese leadership nervous. when president xi jinping arrived by train from the mainland yesterday, he wasn t planning to stay long. he soon retreated back into china proper to spend the night, then came back again this morning. mr xi told the hong kong people that after reuniting with the motherland they d become masters of their own city. hong kong s true democracy started from there, he said. 25 years ago, when britain handed hong kong back to the chinese, it was richer per capita
people are and receiving mucking around every day. if we now they have been doing these things, how do we know it is a safe place to work? no one was to work in a workplace where no one was to work in a workplace where those around you more senior than you where those around you more senior than you are where those around you more senior than you are accused of quite serious than you are accused of quite serious misconduct. than you are accused of quite serious misconduct. after having the web susnended serious misconduct. after having the web suspended chris serious misconduct. after having the web suspended chris pincher- serious misconduct. after having the web suspended chris pincher is - serious misconduct. after having the web suspended chris pincher is now| web suspended chris pincher is now sitting as an independent mp. the behaviour of elected representatives is in the spotlight again. the number of people catching covid is on the rise again in the uk. with little
this year. but a conservative mp said concerns had been raised with downing street. chris pincher was one of the conservative mps who helped boris johnson one of the conservative mps who helped borisjohnson keep hisjob earlier this year. it was one of the reasons he was promoted to government. but after the allegations of grouping emerged last night there was considerable pressure from senior tories for a zero tolerance approach. tonight it was confirmed mr peintre would be suspended from the tory party and parliament. a spokeswoman for the chief whip said. some parliamentary staff have raised concerns about general allegations not being taken seriously enough. henry and angus both work for mps. as a staff in permanent we know about these rumours and who these
view of events in the uk and around the world in dateline. the conservative party has suspended the mp chris pincher, who stood down from his government role following allegations he assaulted two men at a private members club on wednesday night. he quit his post yesterday, saying in a resignation letter he drank far too much . two senior female conservative mps, caroline noakes and karen bradley, had joined labour in calling for his suspension from the party and said there should be a new code of conduct for mp s. with the latest from westminster here s our correspondent nick eardley.