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What did Conor Burns do at Tory conference?

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Tulipomania · 07/10/2022 18:27

Anyone know why he's been sacked?

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/07/senior-tory-mp-conor-burns-asked-to-resign-after-serious-misconduct-claim

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lljkk · 08/10/2022 15:19

This scandal is a gift that keeps on giving ....
Marks 7/10 ?
Is it possible Mel B scolded him for his behaviour at the bar & then he called her a Bitch?

I really really really really wanna know what he said to Mel B.

tobee · 08/10/2022 18:01

Touched a man's knee apparently

Conor Burns sacked as minister after touching man's thigh, witness say www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63187793

tobee · 08/10/2022 18:02

Thigh not knee 🤨

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ClaudineClare · 08/10/2022 18:06

Somebody with knowledge of the disciplinary process told the BBC that concerns were also raised about "inappropriate comments" made by Mr Burns on that night.

I wonder if that is what Mel B was referring to in her tweet?

Slimy toad.

AutumnCrow · 08/10/2022 18:19

I can see there are many possibilities for what he said to Mel B in the lift:

Boasting about he'd just been doing;

Having a pop at her for chastising him for what he'd been doing.

Telling her not to tell anyone;

Other drunk shit about what had happened.

Tulipomania · 08/10/2022 19:13

I wonder if the Guardian has been getting their leads from MN.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/08/mel-b-tweets-sacked-tory-minister-conor-burns-about-lift-incident

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NewBootsAndRanty · 08/10/2022 19:22

I very much doubt it.

TheMedusa · 09/10/2022 06:52

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nottodaytomorrow · 09/10/2022 06:59

lljkk · 08/10/2022 15:19

This scandal is a gift that keeps on giving ....
Marks 7/10 ?
Is it possible Mel B scolded him for his behaviour at the bar & then he called her a Bitch?

I really really really really wanna know what he said to Mel B.

Tell me what you want.. what you really really want ...

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TheMedusa · 09/10/2022 07:00

PS When I read over what I've just written, I notice a significant mistake. I have talked about gay men but let me take the "gay" out of this. We are men before we are gay men. I actually don't get on with snowflakes though I would defend their right to go into meltdown whenever they choose! It takes all sorts.

Tulipomania · 09/10/2022 08:13

Every gay man I know has been groped (that's a lot) and few have given a st. Some just see it as a nice sign that they're attractive and smile, laugh or simply feel good about it. Others are offended but let us have this in proportion: They haven't been hurt. Being offended is not deadly and usually passes off pretty quickly.

Now substitute 'woman' for 'gay man' in that sentence above and you will see how offensive and misguided it is. FFS.

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AutumnCrow · 09/10/2022 08:22

Conor Burns was bound at the time of the alleged incidents by the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

Hobnobswantshernameback · 09/10/2022 08:27

Praise the lord
a man has arrived to show us the error of our ways
let us all worship at his feet and gaze adoringly at his wisdom
🙄

donquixotedelamancha · 09/10/2022 08:46

Every gay man I know has been groped (that's a lot) and few have given a st. Some just see it as a nice sign that they're attractive and smile, laugh or simply feel good about it.

We are men before we are gay men. I actually don't get on with snowflakes though I would defend their right to go into meltdown whenever they choose!

FFS. There are loads of women on MN with awful opinions but for some reason the terrible men seem to feel the need to announce their sex while spouting drivel.

Stop it- it gives the rest of us a bad name.

donquixotedelamancha · 09/10/2022 08:51

Hobnobswantshernameback · 09/10/2022 08:27

Praise the lord
a man has arrived to show us the error of our ways
let us all worship at his feet and gaze adoringly at his wisdom
🙄

I think there needs to be a new section on MN. Like newbie corner and flouncer's corner there could be 'I have a penis corner' where these men can share their opinions with each other and leave the rest of MN in peace.

LuluBlakey1 · 09/10/2022 20:43

I doubt it'll come to anything- Chris Pincher walked away without even a reprimand after admitting his drunkenness behaviour had embarrassed himself and other people and apologising for it; about 10 allegations had emerged of sexual assault and harassment of male aides over a period of time, a number of which had been previously reported. The Conservative party investigating panel announced 2 weeks ago that Pincher 'had not breeched the code of conduct'.
Can't imagine Burns will be any different. Makes you wonder what someone has to do to breech the Tory code of conduct.

TheMedusa · 13/10/2022 21:20

That could have been much more interesting. A lot of insults and knee jerk reactions. No evidence of a thought process.
I do object to being called a terrible man (think Hitler, Genkis Khan etc.) Actually I'm harmless and given to telling the truth but it doesn't seem to go down well. I suppose that's bound to be the case when people have created myths which they'd like to be taken seriously. No dice.

CorvusPurpureus · 13/10/2022 21:35

Am I just not getting this because it's a bloke thing?!

I'm imagining myself as an aspirational politician type at a party gathering.

Me: 'must circulate & talk amusingly to influential people. Goodness, that person lower down the echelons than me does have a really cute bum' <lunge at attractive arse>.

Who does that, with zero expectation of it coming back to bite?

Tulipomania · 14/10/2022 13:34

ODFOD Medusa

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CavaggiosCat · 14/10/2022 17:51

Tulipomania · 14/10/2022 13:34

ODFOD Medusa

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