MP asked by Liz Truss to step down as trade minister and has party whip removed
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A senior Conservative minister, Conor Burns, has been sacked from the government following an allegation of “serious misconduct” relating to his behaviour at this week’s party conference.
Truss asked him to step down from his role as a minister of state in the trade department and he had the Conservative whip withdrawn pending an investigation.
