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the mp chris pincher is facing an eight week suspension from the commons after an inquiry found that he groped two men at a private members club in london. parliament s standards committee said the former conservative deputy chief whip s behaviour was completely inappropriate and an abuse of power . mr pincher apologised and resigned from borisjohnson s government when the allegations emerged last year, but he denied breaching the code of conduct. mrjohnson s handling of the situation led to the fall of his government after a wave of ministerial resignations. it ultimately led to his departure as prime minister. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. a connection that brought down a government. pincher by name, pincher by nature. now, has the prime minister ever said words to that effect? i m not going to trivialise what happened. how borisjohnson dealt with sexual harassment claims against chris pincher last year was the catalyst of his downfall. now a parliamentary com
eternal youth without immortality and she did that performs of that. this is bbc news. that why why why the mp chris pincher is facing an eight week suspension from the commons, after an inquiry found that he groped two men at a private members club in london. parliament s standards committee said the former conservative deputy chief whip s behaviour was completely inappropriate and an abuse of power . mr pincher apologised and resigned from borisjohnson s government when the allegations emerged last year but he denied breaching the code of conduct. mrjohnson s handling of the situation led to the fall of his government, after a wave of ministerial resignations. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. a connection that brought down a government. pincher by name, pincher by nature. now, has the prime minister ever said words to that effect?
groped two people at a private members club in 2020, describing his behaviour as completely inappropriate and an abuse of power. if the suspension is agreed by mps there s likely to be be a by election in his tamworth constituency. mr pincher was deputy chief whip under borisjohnson, but resigned after the allegations emerged last year. borisjohnson s handling of the situation led to the fall of his government, after a wave of ministerial resignations. here s our political correspondent ione wells. a year ago this week, boris johnson s handling of groping allegations against his deputy chief whip, chris pincher, led to his downfall as prime minister. now, we know more about what those allegations were. they took place here, the private members club, the carlton club. a report by
facing two federal felonies and multiple other charges, including a hate crime. doorbell video taken minutes before yesterday s attack shows a man with a bat chasing a woman near virginia congressman gerry connolly s office. that woman escaped. 49 euros suspect is charged with one count of assault of a government employee, a lower court has charged him with additional felonies and misdemeanors. back here in washington, the clock is ticking and america s ceos today are warning of a devastating scenario. and are potentially disastrous consequences if the u.s. defauls on its debts. today, progress is made at a high-stakes oval office meeting, and the urgency of the situation led president biden to shorten his overseas trip next week. here is cbs s ed o keefe. it s unfortunate we are where we are. reporter: another meeting between the president and top republicans without a deal. i have been clear again today s meeting, default is not an option. america pays its debts, pays its bills