Chris Pincher appeal against suspension dismissed by parliament watchdog | Politics News

Tory MP Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from the Commons following groping allegations made against him.

The Commons Standards Committee announced the sanction in July following an investigation into the claims and whether the former deputy chief whip caused “significant damage to the reputation of the House” – a breach of the members’ code.

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Mr Pincher – who resigned from Boris Johnson’s government over the allegations last summer – did not appeal against the breach, but argued to the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) that the punishment was disproportionate.

But in today’s report, the IEP said his arguments were “misconceived or erroneous”, adding: “The sanction is far from being arbitrary or disproportionate.”

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