International trade minister Conor Burns has been sacked from the government following “a complaint of serious misconduct,” Downing Street said on Friday.
Burns was also suspended from the Conservative Party pending an “investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour earlier this week.”
The nature of the allegation is unclear.
The MP for Bournemouth West, who has held the seat since 2010, Burns said he will cooperate fully with the probe and “looks forward to clearing his name,” according to The Sun.
A spokesperson for 10 Downing Street said: “Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the prime minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect….