An MP has been charged with two counts of sexual assault over alleged attacks in London’s Groucho Club, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Patrick Spencer, 37, of Suffolk, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday June 16, 2025. He has also been suspended by the Conservative Party and had the whip withdrawn with immediate effect after being charged.
MP Patrick Spencer “categorically denies” the two charges of sexual assault against him and “will defend the allegations robustly in court”, his lawyers have said. Lawyers acting for MP Patrick Spencer said: “Patrick Spencer categorically denies the charges.
“He has cooperated fully with the police investigation from the moment he became aware of it and he will defend the allegations robustly in court. Given that the proceedings are now on foot, no further comment will be made.”
Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, we have authorised two counts of sexual assault against Patrick Spencer MP.
“The charges follow two alleged incidents involving two separate women at the Groucho Club in central London in August 2023.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial.
“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
In a statement the Metropolitan Police said: “The Met has issued a charge and requisition to Patrick Spencer, 37, from Suffolk, in connection with an investigation into two sexual assaults, which reportedly occurred at Groucho Club in August 2023.
“The charges relate to two separate women. On 13 March 2025, a man attended a voluntary interview at a London police station.
“Patrick Spencer has since been charged with two counts of sexual assault and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 16 June.”
Spencer was first elected to Parliament last year with a majority of 4,290.
Prior to entering Parliament, he worked in finance for private equity firm IPGL, a company chaired by his father, former Conservative Party treasurer Lord Michael Spencer.
He later took a job at the Centre for Social Justice think thank and then becoming a senior adviser at the Department for Education.
He made his maiden speech in the Commons in July last year during a debate on the MPs’ code of conduct relating to second jobs, during which he said the “most important thing to the people across my constituency” was “restoring a sense of moral probity and public spiritedness to our political system”.
A Conservative Party spokesman said: “The Conservative Party believes in integrity and high standards We have taken immediate action. Patrick Spencer MP has been suspended from the Conservative Party, and the whip withdrawn, with immediate effect.
“The Conservative Party cannot comment further on an ongoing legal case.”
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