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[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I was curious as to why they didn't mention his party, turns out he doesn't have one, but is an ex-Conservative

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Spencer_(politician)

Elected as a Conservative, he had the whip withdrawn in May 2025, and now sits as an independent.

On 13 May 2025, he was charged by the Metropolitan Police with two counts of sexual assault that allegedly took place at London's Groucho Club in August 2023. As a consequence, he had the Conservative Party whip withdrawn.

Sounds like it was the incident mentioned in the art icle that made the Conservatives abandon him.