Monday, September 04, 2023

MP Chris Pincher Loses Appeal against Eight-week Suspension

THE GUARDIAN: Development paves way for possible byelection in Tamworth seat of MP found to have drunkenly groped two men

Rishi Sunak faces the prospect of another byelection headache after the former Tory MP Chris Pincher lost an appeal against an eight-week suspension from parliament.

A report in July said Pincher had committed an “abuse of power” by drunkenly groping two men at the Carlton Club in London the previous summer.

Pincher appealed against the suspension but not the findings. On Monday it emerged that he had been unsuccessful. » | Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent | Monday, August 4, 2023