Whether it be at professional, social or family occasions, Mrs Pears insists Elphicke has 'always been a predator'. '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. Meeting woman No. He has a hold over her. She apologised for her actions. A scuffed copy of the Koran. [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. 'I don't think any constituency in this country would select an MP who was supporting a convicted sexual predator,' she adds. 'All the years I looked after her, it makes me cry just thinking about her . ', One option she has considered is to make the journey from her home to Kent in the hope of seeing Natalie. The former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against two women. [80] In March 2021, after he lost his appeal, however, she was reported as having ended the marriage.[96]. Ministers in clash as farmers fear Britain will be flooded with cheap Mexican and Canadian meat Britain's Special Forces are banned from TikTok and other apps amid fears their accounts could be Mamma Mia! Elphicke said the Commission was "committed to the suppression of religion". 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. Her horror that he has been released already having served just one year, some of which was at an open prison in Gloucestershire is palpable. He did not stand for re-election at the 2019 general election and was succeeded by his wife, Natalie Elphicke. 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. This was the chance for Natalie to get free of the domination of Charles,' said Mrs Pears, a former head teacher and one-time town mayor, speaking exclusively to the Mail this week. 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 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. [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". Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 October 2020, 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. 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. [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. 'He turned up with her one weekend and I never liked him, I just had a feeling. 'We used to go to on holiday together, swimming, have a meal or go to the theatre. She believes Elphicke should be locked up for five years, more than double his current jail term, because of the extreme distress he caused his victims. [29][30], On 17 March 2022, Elphicke attended a protest against the mass sacking of 800 staff members by P&O ferries in Dover. 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. [20] Elphicke described it as "a defining moment for the community". [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. 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. . Many of the leading companies (including Starbucks,[65] Google and Amazon.com) have been called to give evidence over this issue, most recently raised by Elphicke, in front of the Public Accounts Select Committee in November 2012. Elphicke, who was described as a 'bully' with a 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality in court, would, Mrs Pears claims, often fly into rages over the slightest thing. 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. 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. 'This was the perfect break for her, the chance to set up a new life on her own . The Inderdeep Bains for the Daily Mail
Natalie Elphicke, Sir Roger Gale, Adam Holloway, Bob Stewart and Theresa Villiers. Mrs Pears has tried to reach out to her daughter in the hope of reconciling their relationship. 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. Oxfam had called for all parties to reduce food poverty in the UK; its posters highlighted a "perfect storm", which included references to zero-hour contracts, unemployment and benefit cuts. Some marriages end in a whimper, fizzling out after years of unspoken grievance. [59] Elphicke was shortlisted for the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award in 2015 for his work on the Families Need Fathers campaign, and he remains in the directory of the Grassroot Diplomat Who's Who publication. 'My husband suggested going down there. The allegations have emerged just days after former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke had been found guilty of sexual assault and is now awaiting sentencing. Elphicke is appealing. I can't stop crying. [31][32], She supported Penny Mordaunt in the JulySeptember 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. In October 2019 Elphicke appeared at Southwark Crown Court and was granted bail to return for trial on 29 June 2020. Elphicke had been found. [74] The Charity Commission ruled that, although Oxfam's motives were not intentionally political, it could have done more to show its tweets related to its own report on food poverty. I said that from day one, but you can't say who your kids can marry.'. [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". [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. [80], On 12 December 2018 Elphicke had the Conservative whip reinstated prior to a confidence vote in Theresa May. [19] Work planned to start in 2009 was delayed because of flood risks, but the go-ahead was given in 2012[19] and the 24 million hospital was opened in June 2015. They should not have any preferential treatment just because they are MPs. Her mother, however, feels precisely the opposite: that her son-in-law should have been locked up for at least five years. The first survey through the town for a railroad was by B. H. Latrobe, in 1835. 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? Natalie and Charles Elphicke are pictured above on their wedding day. [95] Natalie Elphicke was present throughout his sexual assault trial. In his mother-in-law, it seems, Elphicke has finally found a woman who is more than willing to stand up to him. [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. It must be upsetting for her. She was crying as we walked home. [3], Elphicke worked for Stephenson Harwood, becoming a partner in their banking practice. [84][85][86] He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 6 September 2019 and denied all three charges. 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. [11], In January 2017, she launched a pilot scheme to facilitate a more effective way of integrating the provision of infrastructure such as water, electricity, gas, broadband and roads in proposals to develop housing. There needs to be radical action to restore tax fairness and a level competitive playing field for British business. 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. During his trial, the court heard how Elphicke's daughter has cut all ties with her father, and also lost her place at an Oxbridge university after her grades faltered. There's no doubt that Mrs Pears is all the more heartbroken because her daughter had made such a success of her life. More than this, she fears that serving 'just half a sentence' will only empower Elphicke, giving him confidence to continue 'in his old ways'. He's never sincere. [12] The review entitled From statutory provider to Housing Delivery Enabler: Review into the local authority role in housing supply was published on 27 January 2015. 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. She was the author of . 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Before he was elected as an MP in 2010, Elphicke was a partner in a law firm, and a local councillor. [8] The report also showed that inequality in income had "barely changed" since 19961997, though a Treasury spokesman pointed out that the UK continued "to top global investment league tables".[8]. Elphicke argued in the House of Commons that the process of taking back control from the EU should be carried out in a manner that respected the sovereignty of Parliament. 'I just so hope she has no wish to be with him. 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. '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. Painting a disturbing picture of his Jekyll and Hyde personality, which his victims also described in court, Mrs Pears said she was now frightened of her son-in-law and what she describes as his aggressive behaviour. Elphicke - who chanted 'I'm a naughty Tory' during. Heres a list of Igbo female names and their meanings, from A-Z. [34] The couple have a son and a daughter. 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. Natalie Elphicke, who. In July 2019, the whip was withdrawn again after he was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service with three counts of sexual assault against two women. Charlie Elphicke, 50, was released from Leyhill open prison in Stroud on Tuesday He was jailed last year after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault Ex-Dover MP's wife, Natalie . She was also an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee at the Department for Education from 2016 to 2019. 'But when we went in, it was a Church of England church, not a Catholic one. No one can doubt the depth of Natalie's love for Elphicke immediately after his conviction, the former finance lawyer said she felt 'profound sorrow', adding: 'It ends my 25-year marriage to the only man I have ever loved.'. So what was his appeal to her daughter? Her only desire is to see her daughter move on with a new life without her husband. [80], In 2012, Elphicke was living in London with his wife Natalie (ne Ross), two children,[94] and Star, the 2012 Westminster Dog of the Year. Instead, she said she has not ruled out rekindling her marriage with the 'only man she has ever loved', and revealed he had been staying at the family's 1.4 million Kent home while on bail. D isgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke was dubbed a "sexual predator" as he was jailed for two years for attacks on two young women. Elphicke stated: "I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing."[79]. Throughout his trial, Elphicke painted a picture of himself as lovestruck, or merely chancing his luck by 'propositioning' the women. 'He believes that because he was a lawyer, the other side are not as good as him. I think they should be deselected immediately,' she says angrily. "[71], In June 2014 Elphicke was one of a number of Conservative MPs who criticised Oxfam's Twitter and poster campaign against the government's austerity programme. The Commission provided witness protection for former members. As a member of the Conservative Party and later an independent, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover from 2010 to 2019.. Elphicke read law at the University of Nottingham before working as a solicitor. He has always been a predator :sexually, politically and personally.'. A second assault took place at a later date. [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 left in 2013 to found Million Homes, Million Lives, with Calum Mercer, a former finance director at Circle Housing. a fresh start,' she says, full of emotion. At the 2019 general election, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover, succeeding her husband Charlie Elphicke.. [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". [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). I am close to Natalie, I always have been. His election saw the defeat of the Labour leader of Lambeth Council, Stephen Whaley. 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. The tax avoidance culture is deeply ingrained. 'He tried to pull the mop off my hands and he was physically aggressive. But few will have been driven to the kind of explosive fury that she has for hers. We had always been very close and we went to buy her wedding dress together.'. He was first elected as Conservative MP for Dover at . [70][bettersourceneeded], On 24 May 2013 Elphicke wrote an article for The Daily Telegraph concluding: "Amazon, Google and Starbucks are just the very small tip of a very, very large iceberg. The Pearses live quietly, having moved from Kent to a farmhouse on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds where Julia runs Bully Rescue a charity looking after and rehoming rescue dogs. [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. He said in response: "I am completely confident I will be able to prove my innocence. [67][68], In a debate on corporate tax avoidance on 7 January 2013,[69] MPs highlighted companies which accept UK government contracts but pay little or no tax. Natalie Cecilia Elphicke OBE (ne Ross; born 5 November 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician and finance lawyer. BBC's 1million star Zoe Ball, 52, lands big new payday for Abba show on ITV. 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. [5] She is a director of the privately funded Housing and Finance Institute set up by the CameronClegg coalition, following a review she wrote with Keith House. He had no respect for me and would abuse me like that.'. But it seems Natalie's resolve to cast Elphicke aside has wavered: this week, having been released after serving half his two-year sentence, he has returned to the family home to her mother's misery. The second change is that, if the quantity of the drug would cause as much harm as 5kg (11 lb) of heroin, the offence will be in the most serious category. He compared the requirements with those of the First World War Dover Patrol, which used older ships to detect and deter enemy submarines from using the Channel. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. At the 2019 general election, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover, succeeding her husband Charlie Elphicke following allegations of sexual harassment. . The 49-year-old, who represented Dover from 2010 to 2019, was accused of three counts of sexual assault against the women, and stood trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.. He was all over me.'. She married Elphicke 25 years ago in a grand ceremony at the prestigious Dulwich Picture Gallery, with music by a resident pianist from the Savoy hotel. [37], In March 2019 Elphicke was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools. 'I hope she finalises her divorce and has the rest of her life with someone else.'. [80], In March 2018 Elphicke was told that he was accused of sex offences against two members of his staff. [4], Born in Huntingdon, Elphicke was educated at the independent Felsted School in Essex and Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies (CCSS) before studying law at the University of Nottingham. 'He just basically jumped on me,' the woman said. A year later, he set his sights on a third woman, a Parliamentary worker in her early 20s. Charles Brett Anthony Elphicke (born 14 March 1971) is a British former politician, former solicitor and convicted sex offender. 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 Elphicke's infidelity, subjected Natalie to intense public humiliation and ended in a two-year prison sentence for Elphicke after he was convicted for sexually assaulting two vulnerable young women. [15], During his time on the Public Administration Committee, it called for ministers to accelerate civil service reform. Items included a stay at a luxury hotel which cost over 3,000 and a staff reward scheme which cost 32,100. Grammar school-educated Natalie studied law at the University of Kent before becoming a successful finance lawyer, winning an OBE in 2015 for her services to the housing industry. Meanwhile, his son has suffered both emotionally and academically after bullies taunted him about his father's crimes. Les, a retired trucker, spends his time working on his cars. [18][19] For this role she earned 21,000 from May to November 2020 and earned 3,000 per month from January 2021 to April 2022 for approximately 8 hrs work per week. [15], Elphicke campaigned to remain in the European Union in the 2016 membership referendum.
Thoroughly upstanding, a former head teacher and one-time town mayor, Mrs Pears is deeply distressed her daughter stood by Elphicke after his conviction. Elphicke was elected to Lambeth London Borough Council in 1994, representing Gipsy Hill. [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". THE wife of disgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke has laid bare the emotional toll her husband's trial and conviction for sexual assaults has taken on their two children. Surely, no wife could ever go back to such a man? Mother and daughter were once very close, but they have not spoken for almost ten years after Mrs Pears challenged Elphicke about his behaviour. [20], In May 2012 Elphicke stood for the post of Secretary of the 1922 Committee. Mr Elphicke, the former Tory MP for Dover, was jailed for two years in 2020 for sexually assaulting two women. [3][7] She attended Queenswood School in Hertfordshire, Clarendon House Grammar School in Ramsgate and Canterbury College, before studying law at the University of Kent in Canterbury, gaining an LLB (Hons) degree. It's something which disgusts Mrs Pears, a former councillor: 'The public have a right to know who these MPs are. [49] Fentanyl, branded a 'one-touch death drug', is a prescribed painkiller drug that is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine; it is the same drug that the American singer Prince overdosed on. The 49-year-old, who called himself a "naughty. 'He was trying to put his mouth on my mouth. After she confronted Elphicke, the fallout was brutal. As the overwhelming . Daughter of a king. He would say inappropriate things and talk about porn, then just say he was 'naughty',' Mrs Pears said. He was only interested in you if he thought you could help him. At the same time as Elphicke pushed this issue up the domestic UK news agenda, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, raised it at the G20 meeting in Mexico City.
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