Possible Clues:

• Chris __, MP who resigned as Tory deputy chief whip after groping allegations
• ...ker] Skinflint
• Penny -- (stingy sort)
• Might he use claw to grab wench's bottom?
• He literally takes a nip around the singer
• Larcenous as Golding's bird
• Thievish bird, perhaps, doing solitary on a rock