Overview

• Patrick Spencer, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault involving two separate women.
• The alleged incidents occurred at the Groucho Club, a private members' venue in Soho, London, in August 2023.
• Spencer voluntarily attended a police interview on March 13, 2025, following which the Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges based on evidence from the Metropolitan Police.
• The Conservative Party has suspended Spencer and withdrawn the party whip, with the MP also advised not to visit the parliamentary estate during ongoing investigations.
• Spencer denies the allegations and plans to contest the charges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 16, 2025.