Parliamentary aide Callum Warren has been cleared of allegations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in an MP's office

A former researcher for Tory Minister Chris Skidmore has been cleared of molesting a teenager after telling a court they had consensual sex in an armchair in the MP's Westminster office.

Callum Warren, of Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, was accused of sexually assaulting the student in the Houses of Parliament on a number of occasions.

But the 27-year-old was today cleared of all four charges he faced after a seven day trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Warren had been accused of assaulting the teenager in a ladies toilet in Westminster in January 2017, and of trying to kiss her after the Conservative Party's election win in June 2017.

The following month, it was alleged he followed the teenager to Mr Skidmore's office and forced her against a door to kiss her, before shoving her into a chair and trying to grope her.

Giving evidence Warren said they had consensual sex in the MP's Westminster office in 2016 but insisted the other incidents simply didn't happen.

Describing the incident, he told the court: 'I said "Are you sure you want to do this here?" At that time cleaners were coming past. She just said "yes", she gestured to pull them down.'

Warren was a researcher for Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore who was recently appointed Minister of State for universities, science, research and innovation

Warren said they had a flirty relationship and often exchanged messages on Snapchat.

He told the court: 'It was mostly Snapchat exchanges, messages fairly often. Often they were flirty if one of us were drunk.'

Warren is a former researcher for Tory Minister Chris Skidmore (pictured)

Warren stood silently and closed his eyes as the jury announced its verdicts after deliberating for seven hours and thirty two minutes.

A group of his supporters applauded the decision from the public gallery.

After Warren was acquitted on all charges/ a friend patted him on the back and said 'Let's go home'.

Clearly relieved Warren refused to comment on the case but briefly hugged his barrister after leaving court.