Pm ‘Didn’t Know Specific Claims’ About Chris Pincher Before Giving Him Whips Job

Boris Johnson did not know “specific claims” about Chris Pincher before appointing him deputy chief whip despite numerous sexual misconduct allegations, a Cabinet minister has argued.Therese Coffey battled to defend the Prime Minister on Sunday over his decision to give the MP, who has been stripped of the Conservative whip, a key ministerial role in February’s reshuffle.Ms Coffey, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was dispatched to defend the Prime Minister over what he knew and when.