Complaint made over MP’s part in bar incident
with staff, including from the SNP, to celebrate a birthday.
It’s understood a man in the group was approached by Thomson. A source said: “There was a group of them there, it was really busy. Lots of people could see what was going on.”
In a statement on Thursday, Thomson said: “A series of serious allegations have been made against me that have featured in the media. I would like to state that these allegations from anonymous sources are completely false.”
But he said he had referred himself to the Conservative Party’s disciplinary panel “in the interests of openness and transparency”.
He vowed to return to work today. The Scottish Conservative Party declined to comment.