Conservative MP Ross Thomson, accused of sexually touching men in UK parliament’s Strangers’ Bar, is escorted from premises by police
- No charges were laid after the incident in the British parliament bar on Tuesday night
A Conservative MP 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.
It is understood the sergeant at arms, who is in charge of security within the House of Commons, has also been informed.
The website Guido Fawkes reported that the MP – Ross Thomson – had given a statement to police before being escorted from the building.
Thomson, the MP for Aberdeen South and one of 12 Scottish Tories elected to the Commons in 2017, did not respond to a request for comment.
The incident follows a concerted bid by the authorities to clamp down on a late-night drinking culture in parliament.