Conservative MP Ross Thomson accused of groping men in Commons bar

A Conservative MP, Ross Thomson, has been accused of groping men in a bar in parliament before being escorted away by police. Scotland Yard confirmed that officers had been called to the Strangers’ Bar after claims of “sexual touching” but added that no formal complaint had been made.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “Police were called at approximately 23.00hrs on 5 February to a bar within the Palace of Westminster following a report of sexual touching.

Thomson, 31, joined dozens of MPs and researchers in the bar on Tuesday night after MPs had attended a number of events on the estate. The MP then walked outside the bar and was questioned by police before leaving the bar.

“Officers attended and spoke to the parties involved – three men in their 20s and 30s. However, no formal allegations were made to the officers and no arrests were made.”

In 2017 UK politics was hit by a series of revelations of inappropriate behaviour by MPs and those who work for them and with them. A report revealed that more than 200 parliamentary staffers claimed to have been groped and propositioned by male MPs.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/06/tory-mp-ross-thomson-accused-of-groping-men-in-commons-bar