Sacked minister denies meeting Mel B after singer posted cryptic tweet

Conor Burns denied ever meeting Mel B after the singer suggested he shouldn't be surprised he was the subject of a conduct complaint and pointed to remarks she allegedly made to him in an elevator.

The Spice Girl, whose full name is Melanie Brown, the MP tweeted in response to a statement he released on Friday, in which he said he was eager to clear his name after being sacked from government and the Tory whip has been suspended.

Mr. Burns said he was "co-operating" with a party inquiry, which is supposed to look into allegations of inappropriate behavior at the Tories' annual conference.

He said he had only received " no information about the complaint" nor was he asked to "provide any information" when he received a call from Chief Whip Wendy Morton to say that the matter would be referred to the headquarters of the Conservative campaign for investigation.

But Mel B, who attended the Conservatives' conference to speak about domestic violence at a side event hosted by The Sun and Women's Aid , wondered if he should be shocked by the claim.

Quoting part of her statement on Twitter, she wrote, "Really?? Your shocked by this complaint??? Let me to remember what you said to me in the elevator….”

Mr Burns, however, said he did not think he had ever met the cha nter. "I don't think I've ever met Mel," he said.

The Prime Minister sacked Mr Burns from his post at the Department for International Trade on Friday following the complaint , as Number 10 insisted that 'high standards of behaviour' must be maintained.

The MP - now under Tory investigation - accused the party of rush to judgment.

He was previously a minister in the Northern Ireland Office and had been a staunch ally of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.