A Great Britain Tory MP was fired for attending a Nazi-themed stag party in France.

Mail Online - A Great Britain Tory MP who took part in a Nazi-themed stag party was last night sacked by David Cameron for his ‘offensive and foolish’ behaviour.

Aidan Burley was fired from his job as aide to Transport Secretary Justine Greening a week after The Mail on Sunday obtained footage of the event, which featured a toast to the Third Reich and a guest dressed as an SS officer.

Despite frantic efforts by the MP to salvage his political career – including writing a long letter of apology to The Jewish Chronicle and planning a visit to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland – the Prime Minister acted decisively when evidence emerged Mr Burley had hired the Nazi costume. The Prime Minister has now ordered a full investigation into the MP’s conduct. 

Mr Burley, 32, MP for Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, had initially clung on to his job by making a public show of contrition in which he regretted not dissociating himself from ‘clearly inappropriate behaviour by several of the other guests’. However, his explanation started to unravel after The Mail on Sunday  was told that Mr Burley had been the ‘driving force’ behind the SS officer’s outfit and paid for its hire. After No 10 investigated the claims, a Conservative Party spokesman released a statement yesterday which said: ‘Aidan Burley has behaved in a manner which is offensive and foolish. 

'That is why he is being removed from his post as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at the Department for Transport.’ 

As PPS to Ms Greening – effectively acting as her parliamentary bag carrier – Mr Burley was on the first rung of the ladder towards a ministerial position.

The spokesman added: ‘In light of information received, the Prime Minister has asked for a fuller investigation into the matter to be set up and to report to him.’

Mr Burley refused to discuss the allegation that he had been responsible for hiring the Nazi costume. 

The stag party, at a restaurant in the ski resort of Val Thorens in France, was arranged to mark the marriage of Oxford graduate Mark Fournier, 34. Mr Burley agreed to stay away from the wedding, which was due to take place yesterday. Mr Burley faced intense criticism from Labour MPs and groups including the Board of Deputies of British Jews after film of the event showed him raising a glass moments before  offensive toasts were made. One friend was heard describing Mr Burley as ‘the candidate for Berlin East’ while Mr Fournier paraded around in his uniform. In France, it is a crime to wear or exhibit in public anything reminiscent of the Nazi era, except in the context of a film, play or historical exhibition.

In an effort to make amends,  Mr Burley wrote to The Jewish Chronicle, saying: "I would like to make an unreserved, wholehearted and fulsome apology to all your readers for the terrible offence this incident has undoubtedly caused. There was clearly inappropriate behaviour by several of the other guests and I deeply regret that this happened. I am extremely sorry for the offence that has been caused both to the  Jewish community and others, and the terrible repercussions at home from these actions abroad. On reflection, I wish I had left as soon as I had realised what was happening. What was happening was wrong and I should have completely dissociated myself from it. I had a choice, and I made the wrong choice NOT to leave. I apologise for this error of judgment. Whilst being so far away from home made leaving early more difficult, that is what I should have done. I want to make it clear that I have the utmost respect for the Jewish faith and we should never forget the events of the Holocaust".

An intermediary acting on Mr Burley’s behalf contacted the Holocaust Educational Trust with a view to arranging a visit to Auschwitz – but it was not enough to save his career.