The British minister lost his job after being "accused" of touching a young man's thigh in a bar

 British Trade Secretary Conor Burns has been sacked and suspended from his position as an MP after allegedly touching a young man's thigh in a bar.

BBC reported on October 8, a witness said that former British Trade Secretary Conor Burns touched the thigh of a young man on the night of October 4 at the bar of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Birmingham - where the conference took place. of the Conservative Party.


According to the witness, the young man who was touched asked Mr. Burns to stop his behavior. The witness said that other people also saw this.


After this incident, Mr Burns was sacked and suspended as a Conservative MP. A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Prime Minister Liz Truss had asked Mr Burns "to leave government immediately".


However, Mr. Burns denied the allegation and vowed to take back his honor. The young man involved did not speak.


Burns' allies say he is on a lot of medication to relieve pain after a rib injury. They confirmed that Mr Burns had been drinking that night and it was possible that a side effect of the medication increased the effects of the alcohol.


Commenting on the decision to sack Mr. Burns, some Conservative MPs said that the party was too hasty. Meanwhile, some people believe that Prime Minister Truss is trying to make decisive decisions, showing the opposite of his predecessor Boris Johnson.

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