A man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at the Liberal Democrat party conference.
Sussex Police confirmed a 57-year-old man had been detained in relation to the alleged incident at The Grand Hotel in Brighton.
Officers held the party member just hours before Sir Ed Davey delivered his keynote address to close the three-day gathering.
The suspect allegedly groped a woman, in her 20s, at the Lib Dem “glee club” - an informal annual conference event - in the early minutes of Tuesday.
The party said a male had been “suspended” over the incident, first reported by Politico and The Sun.
Sussex Police said in a statement: “We have arrested a 57-year-old man from Bristol on suspicion of sexual assault by touching in relation to an incident which took place at The Grand Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, at around midnight on Tuesday.”
A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats said: “We are horrified this has happened, we assisted the police in identifying and arresting the suspect and have suspended him from the party.”
