US EditionFormer Conservative MP David Warburton accused of sexual misconduct and cocaine use, dies 'unexpectedly' at 59
David Warburton resigned in June 2023 amid sexual harassment and cocaine allegations and was found dead unexpectedly in late August 2025, police said.
- David Warburton, a former Conservative MP who had quit after being accused of sexual misconduct and cocaine use, died unexpectedly at the age of 59 in west London.
- Warburton had admitted taking cocaine but denied claims of sexual misconduct against him, and he stepped down after criticizing a 14-month-long parliamentary investigation into the allegations.
- He said he had not been given a fair hearing and had "no choice" but to provoke "the upheaval of a by-election," which was won by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Dyke.
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Cornwall LiveShock as former South West MP is found dead
It comes just two years after he quit Parliament
·Bristol, United Kingdom
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