Conor Burns

Conor Burns

Conor Burns (born 24 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and former public relations executive serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West since 2010. Burns was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2010 and 2012, before resigning from the Government due to his opposition to the House of Lords Reform Bill 2012. He served as PPS to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, until his resignation in 2018. Following Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister, Burns served as Minister of State for Trade Policy. He resigned in 2020, after a Standards Committee inquiry found he had made "veiled threats" to use privilege to "further his family's interests" during a financial dispute involving his father. Burns was appointed Minister of State for Northern Ireland during the 2021 cabinet reshuffle.

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