Lovers brawl at the House of Commons

A parliamentary assistant punched his partner to the ground at a staff party at the House of Commons, a court heard. Lloyd Ross, 24, hit Tommy Gilchrist twice in the face and knocked him to the ground on a terrace at Westminster on 16 October. Ross, who is still in a relationship with fellow parliamentary assistant Mr Gilchrist, has since resigned from his job, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Prosecutor Matthew Barrowcliffe said: ‘Simply, Mr Ross and his partner Mr Gilchrist…