Police are investigating an alleged spiking in a bar on the Westminster parliamentary estate. A woman, believed to be a parliamentary researcher, told police and staff at parliament’s Strangers’ Bar that her drink had been spiked, according to Politico. The incident is understood to have taken place at the Palace of Westminster on 7 January at about 6.30pm. A spokesperson for the UK parliament said: “We are aware of an incident which took place on the parliamentary estate in early January, which was reported to parliamentary security and is now being investigated by the Metropolitan police service.” The woman who