Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. 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. 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.'. 'He was always very flirty with other women and would try to turn it into a joke. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. 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Surely, no wife could ever go back to such a man? Natalie Cecilia Elphicke OBE (ne Ross; born 5 November 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician and finance lawyer. [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". A second assault took place at a later date. 'He believes that because he was a lawyer, the other side are not as good as him. [33], In August 2016, Elphicke called for light naval forces including the Royal Marines to prevent cross-channel people-trafficking. It94 The Old anld New JJfononga4,ela. I wish it was different.'. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. It was like an open-mouthed smush on my face. 'I don't think he's personable to women, he's a predator. 'I was hoping she would go off on her own, particularly when she said at the court that was it, she was divorcing him. We had always been very close and we went to buy her wedding dress together.'. The tax avoidance culture is deeply ingrained. It's something which disgusts Mrs Pears, a former councillor: 'The public have a right to know who these MPs are. 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. 'I told Julia he would get caught sooner or later. Elphicke, 49, ex-MP for the Dover seat now held by his wife, was found guilty on Thursday. 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 . 'He considers these women inferior to him. 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. She was crying as we walked home. The allegations have emerged just days after former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke had been found guilty of sexual assault and is now awaiting sentencing. [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 believe that he will have changed at all, particularly with such a short sentence,' she adds. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It's all too in keeping with his character, she says, that Elphicke has immediately decided to appeal against his jail sentence. 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. [5][6] He also had experience working in the pharmaceutical research industry. [7] She was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1994 on a Hardwicke Scholarship, and admitted as a solicitor in 1999. [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. Les, a retired trucker, spends his time working on his cars. , updated 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!' 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! [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". [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. '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. I think for him to serve only half of his sentence is a great disrespect to these victims and their whole ordeal,' she says. Her mother, however, feels precisely the opposite: that her son-in-law should have been locked up for at least five years. He will never have any remorse,' she says. 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. 'It has broken my heart that I don't see Natalie,' says Mrs Pears. Whether it be at professional, social or family occasions, Mrs Pears insists Elphicke has 'always been a predator'. In October 2019 Elphicke appeared at Southwark Crown Court and was granted bail to return for trial on 29 June 2020. 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. 'Everything was about serving his ambitions in politics. ', When asked what message she would send to her daughter, Mrs Pears breaks down in sobs, and pleads: 'Please contact me. 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. 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. Elphicke singled out the technology companies Oracle, Xerox, Dell, CSC and Symantec which with a combined turnover of 7billion earned almost 0.5billion from Government contracts and yet paid no corporation tax whatsoever. Daughter of a king. I am honestly very scared of him.'. BBC's 1million star Zoe Ball, 52, lands big new payday for Abba show on ITV. Others explode with a bang, inflicting irreparable damage on all parties, despite any love that may once have existed. 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[37], In March 2019 Elphicke was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools. Inderdeep Bains for the Daily Mail 'He just basically jumped on me,' the woman said. 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. Elphicke is a Freeman of the City of London. 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. Clearly, that wish was in vain. 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. [9] He stood down in 1998 and became Chairman of Dulwich & West Norwood Conservative Association. [20] Elphicke described it as "a defining moment for the community". [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. 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. 3, he said, led to a situation where he 'lost his head' after becoming besotted by the 'amazing' younger woman's 'vitality and smile'. By D isgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke was dubbed a "sexual predator" as he was jailed for two years for attacks on two young women. 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. [11] It involved canvassing the views of over 400 organisations up and down the country. [31][32], She supported Penny Mordaunt in the JulySeptember 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. Speaking for the first time, she insists Elphicke, who is married to her daughter, Natalie, has 'always been a sexual predator'. [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. 'He didn't like the way I was mopping that was all it was, and it's just example of his controlling behaviour. [92] He was nonetheless ordered to pay 35,000 within a year towards the costs of the prosecution. 'I said: 'I'm not going to be threatened and bullied by you.' 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. [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. But few will have been driven to the kind of explosive fury that she has for hers. 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. 'He collected wines and had a complete wine cellar,' she says. [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. Natalie, 49, is the wife of disgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke Credit: Louis Wood - The Sun. [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. Regardless, on the wedding day itself, both toasted the couple to a long and happy life together. 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. 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'. RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or . [53] Finally he published 'The Withdrawal of the UK from the EU Analysis of Potential Financial Liabilities', with the assistance of Martin Howe QC, on behalf of the European Research Group.