Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape
Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape
The Reigate MP confirms that he was arrested but says he is confident there will be no charge.
Just to preempt the “he should be in prison” comments, as this is a police inquiry he will not be required to resign unless he is found guilty and sentenced to more than a year in prison, and has run out of appeals.
Of course there is nothing stopping the Conservative Party from withdrawing the whip if they feel he is distracting from their work, but even then he can sit as an independent MP until he resigns, or the next election.
Innocent until proven guilty does apply even to politicians you don’t like.
Sometimes Tory rhyming slang is, allegedly, spot on.
Between Blunt, Bone and Pincher I’m beginning to think we live in a simulation.
Or a lost episode of The New Statesman which was canned because it was too outlandish to be believable.
At what point do the Tory party just recognise that their government is a complete and utter flustercluck and just call an election in the best interests of the country.
I mean, obviously never, but, it just gets more and more ridiculous
Sky News now reporting that the whip has been suspended, so it looks like the Tories aren’t standing by him and hoping it blows over.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt has confirmed that he was arrested on Wednesday in connection with an allegation of rape.
In a statement, the Reigate MP, who had the whip suspended on Thursday, said he had twice been interviewed by police "in connection with this incident".
The Conservative Party withdrew the whip from Mr Blunt, meaning he will sit as an independent MP, after he confirmed he had been arrested.
In a statement Mr Blunt, a former justice minister, said: "It has been reported that an MP was arrested yesterday [25 October] in connection with an allegation of rape.
The arrest was unnecessary as I remain ready to cooperate fully with the investigation that I am confident will end without charge.
The MP in his 50s is currently on bail until mid-February 2024 on allegations of sexual assault, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in a public office.
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