Greg Hands is the new trade minister after Conor Burns was sacked over a 'serious misconduct' complaint at the Tory party conference
In a statement, Downing Street said: “The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP as a minister of state in the Department for International Trade.”Mr Burns, 50, was sacked from the government over complaint of "serious misconduct"Allegations made about his behaviour are being investigated - but the Bournemouth West MP has accused the Conservative Party of rushing to judgment.
"Earlier I received a call from the chief whip Wendy Morton," he tweeted. "Ms Morton informed me that a complaint had been received about me and she had passed it to Conservative Campaign Headquarters to investigate.
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