'I told Julia he would get caught sooner or later. [28] She was criticised for the tweets by the SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer as they coincided with a day that Christians traditionally celebrate the story of Jesus being born after Mary and Joseph had been offered refuge in a stable. Despite these shameless attempts to conceal the truth about his misdemeanours, during the trial, Elphicke's defence counsel asked the judge for 'mercy', claiming his client's life had been left in tatters even presenting 34 character references including some from 'serving MPs'. Elphicke, 49, the former MP for Dover, was convicted of groping the women in similar situations, nine years apart. His leadership and his championing led to two very important changes which I can honestly say would not have happened so rapidly had it not been for his work. There's no doubt that Mrs Pears is all the more heartbroken because her daughter had made such a success of her life. As the overwhelming . Complaining about his 'unhappy marriage', Elphicke plied her with champagne, after which he kissed and groped her. The committee recommended that Elphicke and two other MPs receive a one-day suspension from parliament. [20][21][22], Following England's defeat in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final, Elphicke was criticised for a private message in which she asked if it would be "ungenerous to suggest" that striker Marcus Rashford, campaigner for free school meals, "should have spent more time perfecting his game and less time playing politics". She was heckled by some protestors who blamed her party for laws that allowed the sackings to take place which she called "nonsense". "My daughter was studying for her A-levels when this first broke and, not surprisingly, they . [80], On 12 December 2018 Elphicke had the Conservative whip reinstated prior to a confidence vote in Theresa May. 'All the years I looked after her, it makes me cry just thinking about her . But few will have been driven to the kind of explosive fury that she has for hers. [55], Elphicke has been a prominent campaigner for fathers' rights, "leading a campaign by Families Need Fathers" and introducing a private members bill "to change family law and make it a legal right for children to know both of their parents". Elphicke was elected to Lambeth London Borough Council in 1994, representing Gipsy Hill. [82], After The Sunday Times published its report that Elphicke was under police investigation, he sued in order to shut the story down, using libel and privacy laws. Elphicke said the Commission was "committed to the suppression of religion". 'He pushed me down by my shoulders, he had his knee between my legs and he was groping my breast. [88] On the day the verdict was delivered in July 2020, she confirmed on Twitter that their 25-year marriage was over due to his actions. 'I was absolutely terrified of him . He published 'Ready on Day One' which called for:[54][53] resilient roads to the Channel Ports, efficient processing of customs controls, a new Entente Cordiale to extend the Le Touquet Treaty to cover customs co-operation and build a new era of deeper co-operation with France, a Brexit Infrastructure Bill and one government at the border to ensure order. Following his conviction in 2020, he withdrew his claims in March 2022, and the newspaper published more detail about the events. [4] She led the Conservative Policy Forum when it was launched in 2011. [2][3], Prior to the her parliamentary career, Elphicke specialised in housing finance and conservative policy development. He was found guilty of all three on Thursday, and sighed and looked at his lawyer when the jury's unanimous verdict was returned. [7] She was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1994 on a Hardwicke Scholarship, and admitted as a solicitor in 1999. Disgraced former MP Charlie Elphicke has lost his challenge against his sentence after Court of Appeal judges agreed that he is a sexual predator. 'I hoped being separate from him would make her realise she can manage on her own. Natalie, 49, is the wife of disgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke Credit: Louis Wood - The Sun. 'It was just awful': Natalie Elphicke MP describes how 'naughty Tory' husband Charlie's assault allegations led to her 10-year-old son losing friends and her daughter's A-level results suffer [22] His defeat was seen as a blow to David Cameron, though 11 out of the other 12 posts went to new MPs and the election removed most of the "historic trouble makers". He would say inappropriate things and talk about porn, then just say he was 'naughty',' Mrs Pears said. [39] In July 2020 she sold the story of her divorce to The Sun tabloid newspaper for 25,000. [3], Ross was born in Welwyn Garden City, England and grew up in social housing. He also criticised directors' pay. [15], During his time on the Public Administration Committee, it called for ministers to accelerate civil service reform. isn't the first mother-in-law to harbour doubts about her daughter's husband. LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico During a debate called by Elphicke in Parliament, Justice Minister Rory Stewart announced Robert's Law, saying: "I really want to pay tribute to the honourable member for Dover and Deal. 'He was trying to put his mouth on my mouth. It makes Mrs Pears fear that Natalie, who has a son, 13, and daughter, 20, with Elphicke, may not yet have shaken him from her life for good. [93], A campaign to present Elphicke as a victim was joined by several individuals, including the parliamentary whips who rescinded his suspension in December 2018, and his wife, Natalie (see below). The union of disgraced former MP Charlie Elphicke the so-called 'naughty Tory' and his wife Natalie, both 50, certainly appeared to be the latter: a volcanic denouement which exposed. Inicio; Servicios. Some marriages end in a whimper, fizzling out after years of unspoken grievance. Should anyone claim to know the dark side of Charlie Elphicke, it is Mrs Pears and her husband, Les, first-hand witnesses, as they describe today, to his consistently inappropriate behaviour, which was often, to their despair, shamelessly exhibited in front of friends, family and colleagues. [8][9] However, this company was dissolved in 2016. [33], In August 2016, Elphicke called for light naval forces including the Royal Marines to prevent cross-channel people-trafficking. Mrs Pears and her husband Les Natalie's stepfather claim they have been first-hand witnesses to Elphicke's shameless behaviour. Her voice cracking, she says: 'Charlotte has the same birthday as me, so on my birthday I always think about her. [60], Elphicke investigated tax avoidance by American multinational companies and showed (October 2012) that some multinational companies, making billions of pounds of profit in the UK, were paying an effective UK tax rate of only 3 per cent. 'I wanted Natalie to be happy. [61] He followed this by calling on George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to force the companies, which included Google, Coca-Cola and Apple Inc,[62] to have to state the effective rate of tax they paid on their UK revenues, and suggested that government contracts could be withheld from multinationals who do not pay their fair share of UK tax. Boris Johnson is preparing for power as he awaits the widely expected confirmation that he has defeated Jeremy Hunt in the battle to become the UK's next prime minister. He had no respect for me and would abuse me like that.'. ', When asked what message she would send to her daughter, Mrs Pears breaks down in sobs, and pleads: 'Please contact me. [15], Elphicke campaigned to remain in the European Union in the 2016 membership referendum. [75] In February 2015 following a report by Third Sector magazine that 32 charity bosses received over 200,000 in 2014, Elphicke expressed concern that trust in charities would be undermined and that people would not donate if they thought their pay was excessive. He faces jail when sentenced next month. It has since emerged that his 20-year-old daughter, Charlotte, had become estranged from him, while his wife, Natalie Elphicke, announced on social media that she had ended their 25-year. She and four other MPs (Sir Roger Gale, Theresa Villiers, Adam Holloway and Bob Stewart) were obliged to apologise or be suspended from the Commons for improperly trying to influence a judge, when they had signed a letter on parliamentary notepaper to the Lord Chief Justice pressing Mrs Justice Whipple not to disclose character statements in his trial at Southwark. His month-long trial last summer devastatingly unpicked his disturbing behaviour, luridly detailing near identical assaults one of which saw him attempting to spank his terrified victim as he chased her around the kitchen of his family home, shouting 'I'm a naughty Tory!' While once close, mother and daughter have not spoken for ten years, after Mrs Pears challenged Elphicke, a former tax lawyer, about his behaviour which she says included a one-off incident in which she alleges he manhandled her for, of all things, not mopping a floor to his standards. REVEALED: Huge sonic boom felt by thousands across the country was caused by RAF Typhoon jets scrambling to DR ELLIE CANNON: My breast has not got lumps but it's itchy, should I be concerned about cancer at age 72? [11] Dover was the safest of Labour's seven seats in Kent. Elphicke is a Freeman of the City of London. I can't stop crying. The 49-year-old declared himself a "naughty. Elphicke's downfall started one evening in 2007 when he found himself alone in his Belgravia townhouse with a woman in her 30s. The [40] He became one of the 8 directors of the People's Port Community Trust who led the campaign to buy the port of Dover for the community. Mrs Pears is concerned for her daughter and fears silver-tongued Elphicke whom she calls Charles could use this opportunity to wheedle his way back into Natalie's affections. . [43] Other Conservatives see Elphicke's proposal as a method of populist privatisation. It must be upsetting for her. [11] It involved canvassing the views of over 400 organisations up and down the country. Two months later the Director of Public Prosecutions wrote to Elphicke confirming that the Crown Prosecution Service's official drug offences guidance had been revised to include Fentanyl for the first time.[51]. But in a recent newspaper interview Natalie showed little sign of the kind of awakening her mother is desperate for. Prior to the her parliamentary career, Elphicke specialised in housing finance and conservative policy development. 'I was hoping she would go off on her own, particularly when she said at the court that was it, she was divorcing him. But despite the toll on the family, Natalie Elphicke was at his side every day throughout the three-week trial, arriving at the court hand in hand and putting on a show of stoic support and loyalty. 'He just thought it was a laugh,' he went on. Elphicke stated: "I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing."[79]. [87], During his trial the court heard how Elphicke groped one of his accusers, chased her around his house, and sang "I'm a naughty Tory, I'm a naughty Tory. [16] In one investigation, Elphicke looked at Ordnance Survey (OS) expenses for 20072010 totalling 8.7 million. [26] They requested a test case to clarify public benefit. He was first elected as Conservative MP for Dover at the 2010 general election and served as a government whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2015 to 2016. They should not have any preferential treatment just because they are MPs. [33], She married Charlie Elphicke in 1995; he is the former Conservative Party MP for Dover. Like any mother, Mrs Pears was swept up in the excitement of organising the big day. Clearly, that wish was in vain. 'Charles is extremely arrogant and believes he is better than anyone. [63], During the second reading of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill in the House of Commons on 5 November,[64] Elphicke reiterated the rates of tax paid to HMRC by some US multinationals. [31][32], The instigation of additional border security following the 2016 Nice truck attack caused much publicised seven-mile queues, taking up to fourteen hours to process, on the A2 and A20. It would be a fresh start for her betrayed daughter, who had dutifully arrived at court each day, hand in hand with her husband, choosing to sit in a quiet room rather than listen to the mortifying evidence in court before dramatically announcing she was leaving Elphicke moments after the verdict. Disgraced former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been spotted running errands with his estranged wife after he was released on licence from prison The self-proclaimed 'naughty Tory' was. [3][35] After his conviction in July 2020 for sexual assault, she announced that they had separated after a 25-year marriage. 5. . . But few will have been driven to the kind of explosive fury that she has for hers. On one occasion, she alleges that he manhandled her aggressively just because he didn't like the way she was mopping a floor. However, an application to disclose the names of these MPs has been blocked by the defence barrister, who claims the reports contain private information. A baseball enthusiast alsways buys the cheapest possible tickets and blags his way into the best seats, which he's checked have not been sold, once he gets to the game stock image. [18], Elphicke welcomed the announcement of the building of the new Buckland Hospital at Dover, as "it would save long journeys to hospitals in other parts of Kent". 'I hope she finalises her divorce and has the rest of her life with someone else.'. It's all too in keeping with his character, she says, that Elphicke has immediately decided to appeal against his jail sentence. "[44], On 9 April 2014 the Shipping and Ports Minister, Stephen Hammond MP, visited Dover and paid tribute to Elphicke and the Harbour Board chair, George Jenkins, for progress made "in bridging the divide between port and town". At the 2019 general election, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover, succeeding her husband Charlie Elphicke.. [25] Following a tribunal ruling on public interest relating to private schools, the Charity Commission had decided that, unlike the druids, the Plymouth Brethren could not show it provided public worship for all as it was "exclusive". [23][24], In October 2012, the Public Accounts Committee reviewed the Charities Act 2006, which no longer assumed that advancement of religion was beneficial per se, but had to serve a public interest. By [76], In August 2016, ahead of intergovernmental discussions with the French possibly involving the Le Touquet Agreement Elphicke advised ministers to remember that France had genuine concerns about terrorism and that both countries should concentrate on getting a long-term solution to problems rather than "threatening tit for tat". [84][85][86] He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 6 September 2019 and denied all three charges. I think they should be deselected immediately,' she says angrily. Meanwhile, his son has suffered both emotionally and academically after bullies taunted him about his father's crimes. 'He just basically jumped on me,' the woman said. I turned and walked out and Natalie she is Catholic, too followed. The wife of "naughty Tory" Charlie Elphicke - who announced she was divorcing him when he was convicted of sexual assault on two women - has revealed why she is backing his appeal. Mrs Pears has tried to reach out to her daughter in the hope of reconciling their relationship. 'He turned up with her one weekend and I never liked him, I just had a feeling. [23][24] She later apologised for her remarks saying: "I regret messaging privately a rash reaction about Marcus Rashford's missed penalty and apologise to him for any suggestion that he is not fully focused on his football". Julia Pears isn't the first mother-in-law to harbour doubts about her daughter's husband. The 49-year-old, who represented the Kent constituency of Dover from 2010 until last year, was convicted in July of the charges, two in relation to a parliamentary worker. It was like an open-mouthed smush on my face. [14] Upon his election, Elphicke served as a member of the Public Administration Select Committee (which scrutinises the civil service) and the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills. Charles Brett Anthony Elphicke (born 14 March 1971) is a British former politician, former solicitor and convicted sex offender. Then, in 2015 he started a two-year affair with a second young woman whom he had met through his work. I am honestly very scared of him.'. 'Naughty Tory' Charlie Elphicke (pictured with his wife Natalie today) has been found guilty of three sex attacks against two women Immediately after the conviction, Elphicke's wife Natalie. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter. [77] Following a 2017 report citing the 1 billion annual cost of border security delays post-Brexit, and the unfortunate timing of a replacement customs IT system due in March 2019, but designed for the much smaller number of pre-Brexit declarations, Elphicke stated that the border was intended for taxation, not searching, and claimed that clearance at a similar border in Singapore took less than a minute. [50] Following the campaign, in February 2018, the Sentencing Council said that a review would begin soon for tougher punishments for cases involving the drug Fentanyl. ', By It's something which disgusts Mrs Pears, a former councillor: 'The public have a right to know who these MPs are. His wife of 25 years dumped him after a heartbreaking video. 'I don't think he should be returning. "[81] In April 2018, The Sunday Times reported that a rape allegation had been made against Elphicke in November 2017, at the height of the Westminster sex scandals, but that the police had not informed him of it for about five months. 'I knew he was guilty,' she says. For Mrs Pears has the misfortune to count disgraced former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke the self-proclaimed 'Naughty Tory' as a son-in-law. [34], In August 2017 Elphicke organised a letter to be sent by 40 MPs to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, calling for the return of duty-free sales once the UK leaves the EU. Though Natalie, Elphicke's successor as MP for Dover and Deal, announced she was divorcing him after he was found guilty in July, she spoke out in his favour last month, claiming he had not had a fair trial, and supported his immediate appeal against his sentence. He has always been a predator :sexually, politically and personally.'. Inderdeep Bains for the Daily Mail, 'Are the British going to shoot migrants?' He will never have any remorse,' she says. I just don't know if it's Charlotte trying to reach out to me. [72] Debating the issue in The Observer, Helen Lewis suggested the MPs' objectives were to stop charities criticising the government,[73] whilst The Times said that guidelines had changed in the last decade, and some objectives previously deemed political were now accepted as charitable. This was "unacceptable, unethical and irresponsible". Natalie Elphicke, Sir Roger Gale, Adam Holloway, Bob Stewart and Theresa Villiers. Elphicke confessed to a two-year affair, beginning in 2015, with a young woman he'd met at work. Natalie and Charles Elphicke are pictured above on their wedding day. As for his punishment which has been condemned by some, including, extraordinarily, the betrayed Natalie Elphicke, for being too harsh Mrs Pears says it wasn't severe enough. 'Now is the time to speak out about him,' she adds firmly. 'He pushed me down by my shoulders, he had his knee between my legs and he was groping my breast. 'I wanted to use their en-suite and there he was, with another woman, the house full of people and he didn't care,' Mr Pears says. 'He tried to pull the mop off my hands and he was physically aggressive. 'When she got elected [as an MP in 2019], I sent her a big bouquet of flowers from the florist and I said how proud I was. 'He collected wines and had a complete wine cellar,' she says. [37][38] After he lost his appeal in March 2021, she was reported as having ended the marriage. Not only did her daughter cut her out of her life, she says he prevented her from contacting her two grandchildren, Thomas, now 13, and Charlotte, 21 the latter of whom is believed to be estranged from her father. [78], In November 2017 it was reported that Elphicke had been suspended from the Conservative Party after "serious allegations" made against him were referred to the police. [5][6] He also had experience working in the pharmaceutical research industry. Pro and anti-migrant protestors face off in Dover in latest clash over Channel crossings that saw 45,000 United Arab Emirates now has the most powerful passport in the world after jumping 32 spots under new Do not sell or share my personal information. Former British Conservative Party MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against two women. It's a world away from Westminster, and their son-in-law's swanky Belgravia home, where, says Mrs Pears, tempers would often boil over, often fuelled by Elphicke's drinking. Not so shipshape! He set out the board structure and steps needed to ensure an enduring solution in the key areas of community involvement, commercial development and regeneration. But few will have been driven to the kind of explosive fury that she has for hers. [9] He stood down in 1998 and became Chairman of Dulwich & West Norwood Conservative Association. A scuffed copy of the Koran. [citation needed], In November 2010, Elphicke was named the overall winner at the British Computer Society's MP Web Awards[17] which "recognise MPs who have embraced web technologies, and are using them to engage effectively with their constituents". Then he pounced on her, kissed and groped her, before chasing her around the house chanting 'I'm a naughty Tory' and slapping her bottom in a scene described as being straight out of a Benny Hill sketch. . ', Mr Pears Natalie's stepfather was thoroughly disconcerted about the man who was about to join their family, a feeling dating from the moment he had met Elphicke, when Natalie brought him to their home in Kent. 'After all of those years, when I looked after the children and gave up my own career, Charles stopped me seeing my grandchildren,' she says, visibly moved. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'I don't think he's personable to women, he's a predator. They are encouraged to bring expert witnesses into the court room in order to explain how this drug operates, and how a tiny quantity of it can have the potency of heroin or cocaine in a larger quantity. After she confronted Elphicke, the fallout was brutal. [25], In July 2021, she was one of five MPs found to have breached their code of conduct by the Commons Select Committee on Standards for attempting to influence senior judges in November 2020 in her husband's sentencing appeal after his conviction for sexual assault. Elphicke assaulted a Parliamentary worker. He's very keen I try to go down and maybe into the Conservative office to try to see her. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. It has since emerged that his 20-year-old daughter, Charlotte, had become estranged from him, while his wife, Natalie Elphicke, announced on social media that she had ended their 25-year.