Boris Johnson 'joked' about 'groping' MP TWO years ago saying he was 'pincher by nature'

PM has reportedly shed light on Chris Pincher's reputation - although No10 insisted he was unaware of any "specific" claim against MP before doing so Deputy Chief Whip

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Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to reveal what he knows about Chris Pincher, as the MP faces charges of groping several people over the past decade.

The former Tory deputy chief whip allegedly made unwanted passes to two Tory MPs in 2017 and 2018 - after his first resignation as whip,

And Boris Johnson is said to have joked the MP was 'pincher by name, pincher by nature' in 2020, long before he was appointed Deputy Chief Whip in February.

Bitter former aide Dominic Cummings, who calls Mr Johnson the 'trolley', tweeted: 'If [the trolley emoji] didn't know Pincher like he claims, why did he repeatedly called out laughingly in number 10 as 'pincher by name pincher by nature' long before he named it...?

"[Trolley emoji] is still lying but even Pravda-Mail is struggling to tell the latest lies...coming soon."

Downing Street has not denied the claim, with an insider admitting that Mr Johnson sometimes uses "slapstick humour".

It is claimed Boris Johnson joked the MP was 'pincher by name, pincher by nature' in 2020

Yet No10 insisted Boris Johnson was unaware of any 'specific' allegations about Mr Pincher when he handed him the post of Deputy Chief Whip in February.

Top Tory Therese Coffey told Sky News today: 'I am not aware that he has been made aware of any specific allegations regarding any particular incident.

"But you were asking about more general rumors - and I have no idea what conversations took place."

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she was not 'part of the general discussion, rumour' and unaware of concerns about Mr Pincher, but added: 'I don't think whether he's in a long term relationship...