Parliament’s Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed after an alleged spiking incident, a House of Commons spokesperson has said.
“Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday January 20 while security and safety arrangements are reviewed,” the spokesperson said.
They added: “The safety of everyone on the estate remains a key priority of both Houses.”
Police are investigating the alleged spiking after receiving reports of an incident in the Palace of Westminster at around 6.30pm on January 7.
The woman, a parliamentary researcher, alerted security and staff in the Strangers’ Bar to her drink having been tampered with, according to Politico, which first reported the incident.