July 30, 2020
Charlie Elphicke was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting two women. Photo: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Charlie Elphicke has been found guilty of three counts of sexually assaulting two women, less than a year after he resigned as the Conservative MP for Dover. Elphicke had denied the three charges, two of which involved a parliamentary employee. He was sentenced to two years and was released halfway through his sentence. His wife, Natalie Elphicke, who succeeded him as MP for Dover in December 2019, said she had filed for divorce.
May 25, 2021
Rob Roberts has been suspended from parliament for 12 weeks. Photo: UK Parliament/PA Rob Roberts, the Conservative MP for Deleen in north Wales, was found by the parliament’s independent panel to have made “significant” repeated unwanted sexual assaults on a former member of staff, as well as inappropriate comments of a sexual nature. He was suspended for 12 weeks by the Conservatives but was allowed to rejoin the party in October 2021. He is now an independent.
December 10, 2021
Andrew Griffiths has resigned as an MP after it was revealed he had sent sexually explicit text messages. Photo: Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA Former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths was found by a high court judge to have raped his wife, subjected her to coercive control and physically assaulted her. Griffiths, who denied the allegations, resigned as an MP in November 2019 after it was revealed he had sent up to 2,000 sexual text messages to two much younger women. His wife, Kate Griffiths, who left him when the original stories broke, succeeded him as MP for Burton in Staffordshire. She divorced him and returned to her maiden name, Kniveton.
April 2, 2022
David Warburton is currently under investigation by Parliament’s independent whistleblowing and complaints scheme. Photo: PjrNews/Alamy David Warburton, the Conservative MP for Somerton and Frome, is suspended from the Tory parliamentary party following a series of allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use. An investigation by Westminster’s independent complaints and complaints scheme is ongoing.
April 11, 2022
Imran Ahmad Khan arrives at Southwark Crown Court to stand trial over sexual misconduct claims. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Imran Ahmad Khan, the Conservative MP for Wakefield, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after groping him at a party in 2008. He is resigning as MP on April 28, triggering a by-election won by Labor on June 23.
April 29, 2022
Neil Parish has been forced to resign as an MP after he admitted watching porn, which he said was by accident, while in the House of Commons. Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Neil Parish, the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, lost the whip and resigned his seat a day later after admitting watching pornography twice in the House of Commons. His resignation prompts a by-election which results in a decisive victory for the Liberal Democrats on 23 June.
May 17, 2022
An unnamed Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offences. The MP, who has not been named, has been ordered to stay away from Westminster while he is investigated by the Metropolitan Police. It remains under warranty.
June 30, 2022
Chris Pincher resigned as deputy captain following reports of drunken behaviour. Photo: UK Parliament/PA Chris Pincher, the deputy leader of the Conservatives, is stepping down after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports he drunkenly fondled two men at a private club. It is the second time Pincher has resigned from the whip’s office, having previously quit in 2017 after he was reported to have made an unwanted pass at a Tory campaigner.
