Former Labour MP Conor McGinn is charged with sexual assault

Former Labour MP Conor McGinn has been charged with sexual assault, prosecutors announced today.

The 41-year-old who lives in Lambeth, south London, was charged with one count in connection with an allegation made by a woman in July 2022.

McGinn, who represented St Helens North in Merseyside from 2015 to 2024, is now set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on February 27 at 10am.

Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Jessica Walker said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge Conor McGinn with one count of sexual assault following a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in July 2022.

Ex-Labour MP Conor McGinn represented St Helens North in Merseyside from 2015 to 2024

‘We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation into the allegation. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.

‘It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’

McGinn was suspended from the Labour Party in 2022 after a complaint was made against him.

At the time he told the Guardian that he had not been told details of the complaint but was ‘confident that it is entirely unfounded’ and rejected ‘any suggestion of wrongdoing’.