Mel B veiled Tory minister Conor Burns as he responds to 'gross misconduct' complaint

Spice Girl Mel B took an apparent hit at a government minister forced to resign following "serious complaint".

Conor Burns has been removed from his post as trade minister following allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour' at the Conservative Party conference this week.

The MP confirmed that the Tory whips told him to stand down on Friday.

Conor Burns was sacked as government minister

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'I have not been given any information about the complaint and have not been asked to provide any information' , he wrote on Twitter, adding, "I will cooperate fully with the party's investigation and look forward to clearing my name."

Scary Spice appeared to take a veiled swipe at the former government minister in a reply to the tweet.

< p>“Really? » You are shocked by this complaint ??? she wrote in an encrypted message.

The pop star added, "Let me remind you what you said to me in the elevator….."

< p>Mel B, who is the patron of Women's Aid, was at the Conservative Party Conference this year to speak about domestic violence, share her personal experience and call for reform of the justice system at a side event. week.

She told the crowd that she was "probably the last person you would expect to find" there, but her presence was due to the fact that she was "Melanie Brown MBE" rather than Scary Spice.

No 10 revealed on Friday that Mr Burns had been asked to leave the government immediately 'following a serious misconduct claim'.

A few minutes earlier, the Conservative whip had been suspended from Mr. Burns. A spokesperson for the whips office said it was "pending investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior earlier this week".

Mr. Burns then appeared to criticize his party in his tweets, saying, "Hopefully the party will be as quick to investigate as they are to rush to judgment."