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MP accused of Groucho Club sex assault ‘bit of a pest’, says alleged victim

Patrick Spencer, 38, lost the Conservative whip in Parliament after being charged with two counts of sexual assault

The Independent UK · Jul 14

MP Patrick Spencer denies groping women at London's exclusive Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer MP, who has been suspended by the Conservatives, pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025

Groucho Club CEO steps down, as club reopens with new rules

The famed members’ club shut in November following an alleged rape

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

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Groucho Club licence re-instated after fresh rules proposed for venue

The celebrity haunt had its licence suspended following allegations that a woman was raped inside the venue on November 13 this year.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

Groucho Club allowed to reopen at licensing hearing after alleged rape

Soho celeb haunt will reopen on January 10 but with strict new conditions

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

Groucho Club: Man suspected of rape at celebrity haunt released on bail

Police have bailed the suspect until late February as club’s licence remains suspended

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of rape at London venue The Groucho Club

An investigation was launched following reports of a woman being raped in November.

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2024

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Groucho Club: Closed venue says members and staff 'not considered suspects in allegation of serious crime'

The private members’ club has been closed while police investigate allegations of ‘a recent serious criminal offence’

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024

Christmas drinks: Where to go in Soho while the Groucho Club is closed

Soho institution the Groucho Club has long been a popular meeting place, but where to celebrate Christmas in W1 now it’s closed (for the time being)?

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024

Celebrity haunt The Groucho Club closes as police investigate alleged ‘serious crime’ at venue

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

Groucho Yorkshire: Soho's legendary members club heads north

It could have been New York — instead it’s Wakefield

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024

Groucho Club appoints first female CEO as Elli Jafari arrives from The Standard

An announcement said the move signifies an exciting new era for the club

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024

Welcome to Mayfair's 'secret' wine bar, from the owners of the Groucho

In the unlikeliest of postcodes, a wine bar for all has opened

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024

Soaring wage bill hits profits at Groucho Club as new owners take charge

Underlying earnings at the Soho haunt fell 41% to £1 million last year, despite the venue being able to return to near normal trading after the pandemic

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023

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Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2023

StreetSmart at 25: How a post-Groucho soak in the bath raised millions for charity

StreetSmart has raised £12m for the homeless since it was set up 25 years ago. David Ellis talks to co-founder William Sieghart

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2022

Mark Hix joins the Groucho: Celebrated chef returns to London as club’s ‘director of food and beverage’

Hix, who has been a member of the club for three decades, said the position was “irresistable”

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

The Groucho: Can new owners give the club its groove back?

The legendary Soho members club has just been bought for £40m. David Ellis meets the new man in charge, Ewan Venters, who is vowing ‘evolution not revolution’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Can the Groucho ever be cool again? Not if money is all that matters

The Soho club used to be the place to see and be seen. But that was 30-odd years ago, writes the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

The Groucho Club wants younger members? During a cost of living crisis? Good luck with that

The elite Soho hangout has changed hands and wants fresh blood. It’s a shame millennials like me can’t afford the privilege

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