Boris Johnson drops investigation into MP who manhandled protester
by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor from on (#4M5AC)
No 10 says inquiry into Mark Field's conduct was a matter for the previous PM
Boris Johnson has dropped the Whitehall investigation into Mark Field, the Tory MP who was caught on camera manhandling a Greenpeace activist out of a black-tie dinner.
Johnson has sacked Field from his role as a Foreign Office minister since taking over as prime minister and decided that the investigation was no longer needed.
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