His crimes were 'nonsense'. That said, it's difficult not to see, at best, a naivete in Natalie's attitude to the nature of her husband's crimes: she later became one of three Tory MPs suspended from the Commons for a day as punishment for trying to influence a judge who presided over his trial, and also supported his failed appeal in March against his two-year jail term which she said was 'excessive'. This was "unacceptable, unethical and irresponsible". Clearly, that wish was in vain. 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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 views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 'He's very arrogant and he believes that he's better than everyone,' she says. She was the author of . 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. Elphicke became a Government whip, a Lord Commissioner (Lord of the Treasury), following the 2015 general election,[7] but was sacked in July 2016 when Theresa May replaced Cameron as Prime Minister. It's something which disgusts Mrs Pears, a former councillor: 'The public have a right to know who these MPs are. [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. 'Charles is extremely arrogant and believes he is better than anyone. They say they knew Elphicke had 'acted inappropriately from the very beginning', long suspecting he was unfaithful to their daughter Natalie, a successful lawyer, whom he married in 1995. [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. 'He collected wines and had a complete wine cellar,' she says. Prior to the her parliamentary career, Elphicke specialised in housing finance and conservative policy development. 'This was the perfect break for her, the chance to set up a new life on her own . 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. "My daughter was studying for her A-levels when this first broke and, not surprisingly, they . His deceit was continual when the third woman complained about what had happened to Conservative Party whips, Elphicke lied and lied again, first to senior Tory Party members then to police and his wife, calling the allegations 'appalling and untrue'. 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.. Natalie Elphicke, Sir Roger Gale, Adam Holloway, Bob Stewart and Theresa Villiers. Elphicke is a Freeman of the City of London. [95] Natalie Elphicke was present throughout his sexual assault trial. Natalie Cecilia Elphicke OBE (ne Ross; born 5 November 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician and finance lawyer. [36] After he was sentenced in September to two years in jail for the offences, Elphicke spoke out in support of his appeal against the conviction and sentencing, as, although she felt that he had "behaved badly", she thought the sentence was "excessive" and criticised the court as being "on a bit of a mission". [43] Other Conservatives see Elphicke's proposal as a method of populist privatisation. She wonders whether her granddaughter might be trying to contact her: 'Once a week I'll get a phone call and they listen to me say hello and then put the phone down. [92] He was nonetheless ordered to pay 35,000 within a year towards the costs of the prosecution. It is her grandchildren about who Mrs Pears thinks the most: while Natalie and her son-in-law pursued their careers, she happily stepped in to care for them until Elphicke, she says, prevented her from doing so, following their furious confrontation over his behaviour. [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". He's never sincere. 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. 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. He served in that position until he was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for St Albans, in Hertfordshire in 1999. [91], He was released from HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire on 14 September 2021 after serving half of his sentence. The woman who accused him of raping her in 2015, referred to as 'Jane', said this had prolonged her suffering. The judge in the case stated to. Following an initial report due by the end of January, the scheme was due to run until May 2017, with reports being submitted to the MPs Gavin Barwell, Minister of State for Housing and Planning and Stephen Hammond MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure. [15] He became PPS to Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in 2014. Elphicke described the campaign as shamefully political and an abuse of taxpayers' money. 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. 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. Elphicke, 49, the former MP for Dover, was convicted of groping the women in similar situations, nine years apart. He has always been a predator :sexually, politically and personally.'. [65] In concert with his German opposite number, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Osborne called for action to combat tax avoidance[66] and to force corporations to pay their fair share of tax or face serious consequences. Mrs Pears, however, continues to pray for a turnaround: 'Natalie is sensible, I hope she has the strength and it would be better for the children to have one parent who is not associated with this type of behaviour.'. Elphicke criticised the Department for Transport and the Home Office, who were advised of but unprepared for delays. [42] For the Conservatives, Elphicke's proposal was seen as a key test of the David Cameron's Big Society policy. 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. ', 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. Last month Elphicke, 49, was jailed for two. [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. Elphicke is appealing. For Mrs Pears has the misfortune to count disgraced former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke the self-proclaimed 'Naughty Tory' as a son-in-law. Inicio; Servicios. 'He just basically jumped on me,' the woman said. [15], During his time on the Public Administration Committee, it called for ministers to accelerate civil service reform. 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. Regardless, on the wedding day itself, both toasted the couple to a long and happy life together. They should not have any preferential treatment just because they are MPs.
