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Tory MP Patrick Spencer in tears as he is found not guilty of sexual assaults at Groucho Club in London

MP cleared of sexually assaulting two women during a night out at private members club in Soho

Evening Standard · Jul 17

MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults

A jury deliberated for just over seven hours before finding Spencer not guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

Evening Standard · Jul 17

A pound on your bill, a roof over someone’s head: How StreetSmart is changing lives this Christmas

It’s the season of excess. But for people sleeping rough, the invisible homeless queueing for a hot shower and the children who don’t have enough space to learn to walk, StreetSmart is a lifeline. Hannah Twiggs meets head of comms Kimberley Coke to hear how one small pound on the…

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

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Groucho Club allowed to reopen after licence suspension over rape allegation

Council lifts suspension with immediate effect provided London club complies with new licence conditions

The Guardian - UK · 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 the Groucho Club

Met police say 34-year-old was arrested in Hertfordshire after reports of rape at London venue in November

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

Man, 34, arrested on suspicion of rape at popular Soho celebrity hotspot The Groucho Club

The man was arrested in Hertfordshire and is being questioned in custody

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

Sex, drugs and scandal: The Groucho Club's most hedonistic moments

As the celebrity haunt faces a licence review, Claudia Cockerell looks at the Groucho’s history as a haven for drug-fuelled evenings of debauchery

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024

Celebrity haunt closed amid police investigation into ‘recent serious crime’

The Groucho Club is well known as a favourite with A-list celebrities.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Groucho Club closed due 'recent serious crime' allegation, Met Police confirm

The Groucho Club is well known as a favourite with A-list celebrities

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

London’s Groucho Club closes after allegations of ‘serious crime’ on premises

Westminster City Council said it had suspended the Soho venue’s licence.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Groucho Club’s licence suspended while Met investigates serious offence

Members’ venue in central London popular with the media and arts world closes as police inquiry explores recent crime

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

‘Why would we go to America first?’ London’s Groucho Club to open in Yorkshire

Private members’ club chooses unlikely location of Wakefield for inaugural branch outside capital

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 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 · Oct 9, 2023

Artists Rob and Nick Carter: ‘If Warhol was alive he would definitely be using robots’

As they open their exhibition celebrating 25 years of working together, the couple talk about AI versus analogue, and that time Will Self frisbeed an artwork out the window of the Groucho Club

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Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023

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 9, 2011

Noel Gallagher's London life: The Groucho Club, the Tube and liaisons at The Lanesborough

As Oasis gear up for their Wembley Stadium reunion gig, we take a look back at the time we met Noel to talk all things London

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