Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’

Chris Pincher's resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs

The Conservative deputy chief whip has resigned after admitting he had embarrassed myself and other people" following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club.

Chris Pincher wrote to Boris Johnson saying he was standing down after drinking too much. However, he did not address the allegations that he was reported to the whips by Conservative MPs who had witnessed his behaviour towards two men at the Carlton Club in Piccadilly.