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Hello and welcome to Coffee House shops and spectators daily politics podcast. I'm Isabelle

Hardman and this is the Sunday Roundup. There was only one question for the government

spokesperson to answer while in the hot seat this morning and that related to the conduct

of the Deputy Chief Whip Christopher Pincher. Pincher resigned following a complaint which

alleged he had groped two men while drunk at the Colton Club. Sophie Rayworth asked the

work and pension secretary to raise coffee if the Prime Minister had been aware of any

untoward behaviour before appointing Pincher to his role.

Did the Prime Minister know that there were allegations of sexual misconduct against

Chris Pincher when he appointed him as Deputy Chief Whip?

To the best of my understanding the Prime Minister has not been aware of specific allegations against

Chris Pincher. As people will know Chris underwent an investigation back in 2017 after a formal

allegation was made he was investigated and Theresa May reappointed him if that promoted him to

the role of Deputy Chief Whip at that time but since then Chris has continued to serve in government

and what's important I think about what's happened last week. It's specific allegations were

made and very proactive decision was made to remove the whip as well as Chris had already

resigned from government. Do you say to the best of your knowledge he didn't know about that?

Who have you asked? Who have you spoken to? Well my understanding is no specific allegations

were being made. They have now been made and as I say the size of action has been taken.

But I'm just wondering where you have got this information from. I mean to the best of your

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