Tuesday, May 05, 2020

#UK: Cabinet Member Resigns After Making Threat Over Loan Repayment

[world politics news]


Conor Burns, a member of Boris Johnson's cabinet  has resigned as trade minister after being found to have used his position to try to intimidate a member of the public.

Burns, the minister for trade policy, was found by the standards committee to have made veiled threats while attempting to intervene in his father’s dispute over a loan.

A Downing Street spokesman said Burns had resigned following a report from the parliamentary commissioner for standards.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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