UK Conservative Party Whip Resigns Over ‘Groping’ Allegation

UK Conservative Party Whip Resigns Over ‘Groping’ Allegation
Chris Pincher, then minister of state in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, pictured in Downing Street, London, on Feb. 8, 2022. Aaron Chown /PA Media
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A Conservative party whip has resigned after allegations emerged that he had groped two other men in a drunken incident.

Chris Pincher, who was a Tory deputy chief whip responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had “embarrassed” himself after having had too much to drink.