[Global Times correspondent in the UK Xing Xue] On the 7th local time, British Trade Secretary Burns was dismissed from his post as trade secretary and suspended from the party for "serious misconduct". He had just been appointed a month ago.
According to Reuters , a spokesman for the British Prime Minister's Office said the Prime Minister had asked MP Burns to leave the government immediately after receiving complaints of serious misconduct. The spokesman said that, as the public had expected, the prime minister took direct action upon learning of the allegation and made it clear that all ministers are expected to maintain a high standard of conduct. It is reported that Burns was accused of sexually harassing a young man during the meeting.
Previously, former British Prime Minister Johnson was unwilling to suspend the "misbehaving" deputy whip Chris Pincher, which triggered a wave of resignations of Conservative MPs, which eventually led to Johnson's resignation. Russ acted swiftly, in stark contrast to Johnson, but could be accused of jumping to conclusions without investigative discussions.
The British " Guardian " said on the 8th that Chris, the Labour Party MP and the chairman of the Standards Committee, said that in the current parliament, 16 MPs have been suspended or resigned for various misdemeanors, and at least 5 people are in the process of According to the survey, "this is unprecedented". Angela, Labour's deputy leader, said that "after only one month as prime minister, Truss's government has been plagued by scandals".
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