Police are investigating an alleged spiking incident within the Homes of Parliament final week.
First reported to parliamentary authorities, the investigation has now been handed to the Metropolitan Police.
A spokesperson for the Met stated: “Police received reports of an alleged spiking at an establishment in the House of Commons, on Tuesday 7 January at around 6.30pm.
“The investigation is ongoing and the sufferer is being supported by officers.
“There have been no arrests at this stage.”
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MPs returned to parliament on Monday 6 January following their Christmas break.
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A spokesperson for the Home of Commons stated: “We are aware of an incident which took place on the parliamentary estate in early January, which was reported to parliamentary security and is now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Service.”
Politico reported the alleged incident occurred in Strangers’ Bar, one of many on-site venues on the parliamentary property that serves alcohol.
The alleged sufferer is known to be somebody who works in parliament, however not a politician.
Considerations have resurfaced at numerous instances in regards to the serving of alcohol in parliament, with some saying alcohol needs to be banned.
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Jenny Symmons, the chair of the GMB union department based mostly in parliament for many who work on the property, stated: “This incident will understandably trigger concern and misery throughout the parliamentary neighborhood, and with each story of abuse that makes headlines, there are more likely to be extra that go untold.
