British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired a minister on Friday on charges of “gross inappropriate behavior”.
Downing Street released a statement saying that Truss had asked trade policy minister Conor Burns to “leave the government immediately”.
“The Prime Minister took direct action after being informed of this allegation and it is clear that all ministers maintain high standards of behavior, as the public expects,” the statement added.
Burns was temporarily removed from the Conservative Party bloc in Parliament. Conor Burns was private parliamentary secretary and assistant to Boris Johnson when he was British foreign minister.
Whips, the office responsible for discipline within each party in the UK parliament, said it had pursued “allegations of inappropriate conduct earlier this week”.
“We take all these allegations very seriously. The Prime Minister has been clear in upholding the highest standards in public life,” he added.
British media quoted Burns as cooperating in the investigation and seeking to clear himself.
The announcement closes a hectic week for conservatives after a tumultuous annual conference during which Terrace and his government’s finance minister Kwasi Quarting defended their business plan, which has sparked widespread criticism, turmoil in financial markets and angered the public. British facing a rising cost of living crisis.
Terrace became British Prime Minister in September after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, was forced to resign after losing the trust of senior ministers due to a wave of corruption, nepotism and violation of restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19 epidemic.
In May, a Conservative MP resigned after admitting viewing pornography in the House of Commons, while another was arrested on charges of rape and sexual assault.
