Former Tory MP Warburton found dead in Chelsea flat, police say

David Warburton, the former Conservative MP for Somerset and Frome, was found dead at his Chelsea flat on Tuesday, August 26. Emergency services were called in the morning and a man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious and that next of kin have been informed.

London Ambulance Service said it was called at 10.14am to reports of an incident in Chelsea Crescent, Chelsea Harbour, and sent an ambulance crew and a clinician. The Metropolitan Police said it was alerted by the ambulance service at 10.47am and attended the address in Sands End. Officers gave no further details about the cause of death while inquiries continue.

Warburton, 59, represented the Somerton and Frome constituency from May 2015 until his resignation from Parliament in June 2023. His departure came amid an extended and highly publicised probe into allegations of sexual harassment and Class A drug use. He had the Conservative whip withdrawn in April 2022 and was the subject of inquiries by Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, followed by review by the Independent Expert Panel.

Accounts of the watchdogs’ findings are...