Trade Secretary Conor Burns has been sacked from government after a complaint alleging serious misconduct, No 10 says.
Mr Burns, 50, was also stripped of the Conservatives’ whip pending an investigation into allegations of improper conduct was launched earlier this week.
He has been MP for Bournemouth West since 2010 and has held ministerial posts under both Liz Truss and Boris Johnson.
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