A Tory MP has been charged with sexual assault which allegedly happened at London’s Groucho Club two years ago.
Patrick Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault following the alleged incidents at the Groucho in August 2023.
The Metropolitan Police said the charges relate to two separate women.
The force added that earlier today, a man attended a voluntary interview at a London police station.
The 37-year-old was later charged.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London on Monday, June 16.
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A spokesman for the Conservative party has confirmed the MP has had the whip withdrawn with immediate effect following the charge.
This means that while he is still an MP, he will now sit as an independent MP as opposed to a member of the Conservatives.
Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: ‘Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, we have authorised two counts of sexual assault against Patrick Spencer MP.
‘The charges follow two alleged incidents involving two separate women at the Groucho Club in central London in August 2023.
‘The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial.
‘It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
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