Conservative MP Ross Thomson has denied allegations he engaged in unwanted “sexual touching” of men in a House of Commons bar.
But in a statement posted on Twitter on Friday morning, the Aberdeen South MP said he had referred himself to the party’s disciplinary panel.
“A series of serious allegations have been made against me that have featured in the media,” he said. “I would like to state that these allegations from anonymous sources are completely false.”
Thomson said that while “no complaint” had been made to the police, parliament or the Conservative party, “nevertheless in the interests of openness and transparency I am referring myself to the Conservative Party’s Disciplinary Panel of the Code of Conduct.”
The MP added: “This has been a deeply distressing time for me and my family but I intend to be back at work on Monday.”
Ross was escorted from the Strangers’ Bar in parliament on Tuesday night and spoken to by police. He was not arrested.
A spokesman for the Met Police said at the time: “Police were called at approximately 11pm on Tuesday, 5 February to a bar within the Palace of Westminster following a report of sexual touching.
“Officers attended and spoke to the parties involved – three men in their 20s and 30s. No formal allegations were made to the officers and no arrests were made.”