After Chris Pincher’s eight-week suspension, a by-election could be held.

Chris Pincher was given an 8-week suspension by the House of Commons after he inappropriately groped two men in the Carlton Club, in London, last year.

He had said that he was going to step down after the next elections, but he may be gone sooner. The eight-week suspension is far more than the 10-day threshold required to trigger a recall and possibly a by-election. Before the official launch of a recall petition, the Commons has to vote on its punishment. By-elections will be held if 10 percent of the constituents sign up for the petition.

The standards committee said that his behavior was "completely inappropriate" and "abuses of power". Pincher said that he had been "heavily drunk" at the time he sexually assaulted a House of Lords employee and a civil service worker.

In the year-long investigation that led to this report, it was found out that the former deputy whip had touched a colleague's arm and neck first before touching his bottom. Pincher then groped a second man's bottom and touched his testicles News.

Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader said that Pincher "should do the decent thing" and resign from his position as an MP after reading the shocking conclusion in the Greenberg report.

Pincher, who has been an independent member of parliament since last year's allegations were made, had his Conservative whip removed. He apologized for drinking too much and embarrassed himself as well as others last year.

The Critic's former wine critic has more than one thought. In 2017, he was accused of committing sexual abuse before Theresa May appointed him deputy chief whip and Boris Johnson made him Minister of State of Europe and Americas.

In response to the report, he said he wished to "reflect on" its conclusions.

Labor will need to win Tamworth with a 21% swing, but the Conservatives could be facing a 5th loss.

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