Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed the prime minister over the appointment of MP Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip despite allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency told Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC that "you cannot judge on rumour".
Pressed on whether the persistent allegations of inappropriate behaviour should have stopped Mr Pincher being appointed deputy chief whip, Mr Rees-Mogg said: "There were rumours. I think prime ministers have to be just. They can't just say I've heard a bit of gossip and I think you've done something I wouldn't approve of.
"There is a proper complaints procedure that looks after people who have been affected by this, people who may have been subject to harassment tor bullying or in-proper practices in an employment relationship or a parliamentary relationship."That process is, in my view, too slow, but it is there to give confidence to people they can make complaints against people in positions of authority.He added: "You cannot hold rumours against people.
"The Whips, I'm glad to say, do not fire members of parliament, I have to say, I might have been fired for completely different reasons if that had been in the power of the Whips." Downing Street also refused to deny claims he referred to the MP as "Pincher by name, pincher by nature" before making him deputy chief whip in February.
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