It must be upsetting for her. He will never have any remorse,' she says. [35] He became vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group FairFuelUK an organisation committed to reducing fuel duty[36] having previously served as its chairman. I love you so much and I miss you every day.'. [3][35] After his conviction in July 2020 for sexual assault, she announced that they had separated after a 25-year marriage. He would say inappropriate things and talk about porn, then just say he was 'naughty',' Mrs Pears said. It wasn't what I'd describe as a peck. 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. [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A campaign to present Elphicke as a victim was joined by several individuals, including the parliamentary whips who rescinded his suspension in December 2018, and his wife, Natalie (see below). [3], Elphicke worked for Stephenson Harwood, becoming a partner in their banking practice. 'I don't think he's personable to women, he's a predator. ', One option she has considered is to make the journey from her home to Kent in the hope of seeing Natalie. Elphicke stated: "I am not aware of what the alleged claims are and deny any wrongdoing."[79]. The woman feared for her safety and locked herself in a room when Charlie Elphicke ran after her and tried to smack her bottom following the alleged assault in 2007, jurors heard on the first day . [7] She was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1994 on a Hardwicke Scholarship, and admitted as a solicitor in 1999. '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 "[88] On 30 July 2020, Elphicke was found guilty on three counts of sexual assault. ', By
Charlie Elphicke's wife Natalie, the MP for Dover, supported him during the trial Natalie Elphicke, the current Conservative MP for Dover, ended the couple's 25-year marriage after his conviction. A second assault took place at a later date behaviour he later justified as him being lovestruck, or taking a chance by propositioning the women. The 49-year-old declared himself a "naughty. [13], Elphicke was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Dover constituency on 8 November 2019. Natalie Elphicke MP describes how husband Charlie's assault allegations The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The comments below have been moderated in advance. [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". 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. ', 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. On one occasion, she alleges that he manhandled her aggressively just because he didn't like the way she was mopping a floor. For Mrs Pears has the misfortune to count disgraced former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke the self-proclaimed 'Naughty Tory' as a son-in-law. 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. 'I wanted Natalie to be happy. The guest list, she says, was crammed with contacts, much in keeping with her son-in-law's habit of using every family event as a political or business opportunity. [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. By
One can see how, perhaps, a wife with almost saintly forbearance might feel she is helping to rehabilitate a troubled husband by getting him back on his feet. For Charles, it was all political all the time. [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. Elphicke was suspended from the Conservatives in November 2017 after he was accused of sexual offences against two members of his staff but had the Conservative whip reinstated prior to a December 2018 confidence vote in Theresa May. [39] In July 2020 she sold the story of her divorce to The Sun tabloid newspaper for 25,000. He's very keen I try to go down and maybe into the Conservative office to try to see her. 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. wikipedia.en/Natalie_Elphicke.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en I think he enjoyed it. 'He was always very flirty with other women and would try to turn it into a joke. 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. [80], In March 2018 Elphicke was told that he was accused of sex offences against two members of his staff. But instead of seizing her new freedom, Natalie who took over her husband's Dover constituency has instead agreed to his return to the 1.4 million Kent family home which, it is understood, is one of the conditions surrounding his release. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He has a hold over her. of Joseph Hamilton, long known as the City Hotel. BBC's 1million star Zoe Ball, 52, lands big new payday for Abba show on ITV. [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. I miss her desperately.'. 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. Ifeoma; Female given name. Having been such a hands-on grandmother for so many years, the loss of contact is unbearable. 'You have to look at what the victims went through. 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. Like any mother, Mrs Pears was swept up in the excitement of organising the big day. [3] He served half of his term and was released in September 2021 from an open prison in Gloucestershire. 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. [7], In 2007 he wrote a report for the centre-right think tank the Centre for Policy Studies showing that, while income for an average household rose annually by 4.7% from 1997 to 2001, it only rose by 0.35% in 2006, a slowdown which Elphicke attributed to increased National Insurance contributions in 2003. 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 . [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. There needs to be radical action to restore tax fairness and a level competitive playing field for British business. At the 2019 general election, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover, succeeding her husband Charlie Elphicke.. [15], Elphicke campaigned to remain in the European Union in the 2016 membership referendum. 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. I am honestly very scared of him.'. D isgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke was dubbed a "sexual predator" as he was jailed for two years for attacks on two young women. [21] He was regarded as a "leading light" of the modernising "301 group" of Conservative MPs, named after the number of MPs required to win a majority at the 2015 general election. [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. 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. 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. Ex-MP Charlie Elphicke admits lying to police in sexual assault case [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". [16] In one investigation, Elphicke looked at Ordnance Survey (OS) expenses for 20072010 totalling 8.7 million. [41] The People's Port campaign also interested the Labour Party's then head of Policy, Jon Cruddas MP, who appeared to see it as a mutual ownership model for national assets that could be adopted by the party. . 'Everything was about serving his ambitions in politics. Mrs Pears has tried to reach out to her daughter in the hope of reconciling their relationship. 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.
