MP Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week Commons suspension after an inquiry found he groped two men at a London club last year.
Mr Pincher is already due to stand down as an MP at the next general election, which is expected next year.
It took place in June last year, after an event where Mr Pincher, the government deputy chief whip at the time, had been invited to speak.Following a year-long inquiry, commissioner Daniel Greenberg found the MP had groped a then-employee of the House of Lords on his arm and neck, before groping his bottom.Mr Pincher was "heavily intoxicated" at the time and remembers "feeling hot and saying to someone 'I'm alright,'" the commissioner wrote.
Their report added that, in a written submission, Mr Pincher had accepted his behaviour "damaged his own reputation and that of the government". If the eight-week ban is backed by MPs in a Commons vote, it will trigger a recall petition process - under which there will be a by-election in his Tamworth seat if 10% of registered voters sign a petition calling for one.
Following reports about his conduct at the club, Mr Pincher apologised for "drinking far too much" and embarrassing "himself and other people".
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