However, the married father of two made headlines when a photo of him appeared next to lines of white powder allegedly cocaine and several women reported him to parliament’s harassment watchdog. He is said to have insisted that he had “huge amounts of defense”, although he faces sitting as an independent MP after the Conservative whip was removed and has been urged by his colleagues to stay away from parliamentary property. Warburton turned around Westminster when he lost six stones in less than a year, having previously been described as obese. He said he was “a little obsessed” with using a home gym during the first lockdown for Covid and won praise from then-Health Minister Matt Hancock for his newfound fitness fanaticism. Many Tory lawmakers said that on his return to Westminster, his reinvention seemed like a “middle-aged crisis.” “I do not think anyone will ever confuse him with Theresa May, but that’s a lot more than people would have predicted,” said one lawmaker. But when allegations of his behavior surfaced, his colleagues said they were shocked. They called him “quiet” and those who had shared a drink with him on previous occasions said he “looked very nice”. “I do not think anyone would have ever confused him with Theresa May, but that’s a lot more than people would have predicted,” said one. A neighboring lawmaker said he was a “very decent guy” and that in all their interactions with him, he appeared “diligent and hardworking, not impeccable or frivolous”. “He is keeping to himself, he is obviously not here to climb the cabinet pole,” he added. Warburton was not a politician. Born in Reading, he said he worked in shops, cleaned, sold sandwiches and drove vans. He graduated from the Royal College of Music – where he received a prestigious scholarship – with a degree in music composition, before being accepted for a doctorate at King’s College London and winning awards such as the Elgar Memorial Prize. Warburton’s music has been performed by ensembles such as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Opera. He also founded the Pulse Youth Orchestra and was a member of the Royal Society of Arts. In his youth, Warburton was a key guitarist and key player in a number of rock bands. And before he became an MP, Warburton was a music teacher at a public school in London. In fact, his most important role in the Commons was as an ardent chairman of the all-party parliamentary music group. After making music, he started a business that allowed local independent retailers to offer their products online. He held two junior ministerial posts under May’s administration, serving as private parliamentary secretary in the business and education departments in 2018. Since being elected in 2015, Warburton has been able to hire his wife as communications manager and parliamentary assistant. Rules banning MPs from using taxpayers’ money to hire their spouses or other relatives as staff came into force only after the next election. Warburton backed Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership election in 2019 and voted for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum.


title: “David Warburton The Varied Past Of The Mp Facing Sexual Harassment Claims Conservatives " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Jean Arkell”


However, the married father of two made headlines when a photo of him appeared next to lines of white powder allegedly cocaine and several women reported him to parliament’s harassment watchdog. He is said to have insisted that he had “huge amounts of defense”, although he faces sitting as an independent MP after the Conservative whip was removed and has been urged by his colleagues to stay away from parliamentary property. Warburton turned around Westminster when he lost six stones in less than a year, having previously been described as obese. He said he was “a little obsessed” with using a home gym during the first lockdown for Covid and won praise from then-Health Minister Matt Hancock for his newfound fitness fanaticism. Many Tory lawmakers said that on his return to Westminster, his reinvention seemed like a “middle-aged crisis.” “I do not think anyone will ever confuse him with Theresa May, but that’s a lot more than people would have predicted,” said one lawmaker. But when allegations of his behavior surfaced, his colleagues said they were shocked. They called him “quiet” and those who had shared a drink with him on previous occasions said he “looked very nice”. “I do not think anyone would have ever confused him with Theresa May, but that’s a lot more than people would have predicted,” said one. A neighboring lawmaker said he was a “very decent guy” and that in all their interactions with him, he appeared “diligent and hardworking, not impeccable or frivolous”. “He is keeping to himself, he is obviously not here to climb the cabinet pole,” he added. Warburton was not a politician. Born in Reading, he said he worked in shops, cleaned, sold sandwiches and drove vans. He graduated from the Royal College of Music – where he received a prestigious scholarship – with a degree in music composition, before being accepted for a doctorate at King’s College London and winning awards such as the Elgar Memorial Prize. Warburton’s music has been performed by ensembles such as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Opera. He also founded the Pulse Youth Orchestra and was a member of the Royal Society of Arts. In his youth, Warburton was a key guitarist and key player in a number of rock bands. And before he became an MP, Warburton was a music teacher at a public school in London. In fact, his most important role in the Commons was as an ardent chairman of the all-party parliamentary music group. After making music, he started a business that allowed local independent retailers to offer their products online. He held two junior ministerial posts under May’s administration, serving as private parliamentary secretary in the business and education departments in 2018. Since being elected in 2015, Warburton has been able to hire his wife as communications manager and parliamentary assistant. Rules banning MPs from using taxpayers’ money to hire their spouses or other relatives as staff came into force only after the next election. Warburton backed Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership election in 2019 and voted for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum.