Tory MP is charged with 'sexually assaulting two women at A-list hangout Groucho Club'

A Conservative MP was contiguous charged with 2 counts of intersexual battle aft 2 alleged incidents involving 2 women astatine London's exclusive Groucho Club.

Patrick Spencer, 37, who represents Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, attended a voluntary interrogation astatine a constabulary presumption successful the superior connected March 13.

He has present been charged with 2 counts of intersexual assault, contrary to Section 3(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, relating to 2 alleged incidents successful August 2023.

The Metropolitan Police said the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the unit to complaint Spencer, who volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected June 16.

The Conservatives person since confirmed that Spencer has been suspended from the enactment and had the whip withdrawn 'with contiguous effect'. 

MailOnline besides understands that Spencer was asked not to be the parliamentary property by the Chief Whip portion constabulary inquiries were ongoing. 

Frank Ferguson, caput of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: 'Following a reappraisal of the grounds provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, we person authorised 2 counts of intersexual battle against Patrick Spencer MP.

'The charges travel 2 alleged incidents involving 2 abstracted women astatine the Groucho Club successful cardinal London successful August 2023.

'The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against this suspect are present progressive and that helium has the close to a just trial.

'It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings.'

And a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: 'The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to complaint a antheral pursuing an probe by detectives.

'The Met has issued a complaint and requisition to Patrick Spencer, 37, from Suffolk, successful transportation with an probe into 2 intersexual assaults, which reportedly occurred astatine Groucho Club successful August 2023.

'The charges subordinate to 2 abstracted women. On March 13, 2025, a antheral attended a voluntary interrogation astatine a London constabulary station.

'Patrick Spencer has since been charged with 2 counts of intersexual battle and volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Monday, June 16.'

A Conservative Party spokesperson said: 'Patrick Spencer MP has been suspended from the Conservative Party, and the whip withdrawn, with contiguous effect. The Conservative Party cannot remark further connected an ongoing ineligible case.'

Spencer was archetypal elected to Parliament past twelvemonth with a bulk of 4,290.