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Former Tory Assistant Whip Aaron Bell Reprimanded for Groping Significantly Younger Woman in Parliament Bar

Oct 29, 2024, 11:34 AM

Former Conservative MP and assistant whip Aaron Bell has been reprimanded by Parliament's standards watchdog for "brazen and drunken" sexual misconduct involving a significantly younger woman in the Strangers' Bar in the Houses of Parliament last year. An independent panel concluded that Bell groped the woman in a "serious case of sexual misconduct" and abused his position of power. The report stated that had he remained an MP, Bell would have faced a significant suspension from the House of Commons. Bell unexpectedly resigned before the findings were published.