ONE OF Boris Johnson's closest allies has resigned from the government after he was found guilty of trying to use parliamentary privilege to “intimidate a member of the public” in a row over debt. FORMER Southampton City Councillor and current Bournemouth MP Conor Burns has resigned as the Minister of State for International Trade after …
UK international trade minister Conor Burns resigned on Monday after an investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner concluded he abused his position to … (via Getty Images) Trade minister Conor Burns has resigned after it was found he … Conor Burns resigned from the government after the standards watchdog found he misused his position as an MP. Conor Burns resigned after the Commons Standards Committee said he should receive a seven-day suspension from the House for deploying his position as an intimidation tactic. Conor Burns was found by parliament's sleaze watchdog to have "put personal interest before the public interest by suggesting that he would take advantage of … Conor Burns has resigned as a trade minister after a report found he used his position as an MP to intimidate a member of the public. The international trade minister, Conor Burns, 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.
Conservative minister Conor Burns resigns after he threatened company chairman over financial dispute with his father Conor Burns attempted to … Bournemouth West MP used Commons notepaper to intervene in father’s dispute over repayment of loan A trade minister has resigned after he tried to "intimidate" a member of the public over a financial dispute with his father.
UK trade minister Conor Burns resigns over loan threats Read more Burns’s loyalty was rewarded when Johnson became prime minister, and he was appointed minister of state for trade policy in …
Conor Burns resigns after watchdog finds he 'intimidated' company chairman The Bournemouth West MP used House of Commons notepaper to warn the businessman over a loan dispute Conor Burns: Tory minister resigns after attempting to intimidate member of public. Conor Burns has resigned as trade minister after a report found he had used his parliamentary privilege “in an attempt to intimidate a member of the public“. Conor Burns resigned after Parliament’s sleaze watchdog recommended he should be suspended from the Commons for seven days and make a formal apology.
Conor Burns resigns as minister after 'attempt to intimidate member of public over debt' TORY MP Conor Burns has resigned as a minister after an investigation found he breached the code of … Conor Burns (left) with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage in 2018.