A senior MP who has had the Tory whip removed after a complaint was made to the police has branded the move “wrong and unjustified”, and suggested he could ...
Nor have I ever been warned or spoken to by the Whips Office about any allegations of misconduct. In a series of tweets, Mr Knight said: “I have heard nothing from the police, the Whips Office or Parliament’s Internal Grievance Service, or been the subject of any investigation by the latter. A senior MP who has had the Tory whip removed after a complaint was made to the police has branded the move “wrong and unjustified”, and suggested he could be the target of a “campaign of rumour and innuendo”.
The MP for Solihull will now sit as an independent.
The MP for St Helens North, in Merseyside, said he has not been told of the details of the allegation but was “confident that it is entirely unfounded”. [MPs](/topic/mps) to lose the party whip after they became the subject of an allegation. “I believe their withdrawal of the whip is wrong and unjustified.
Whip removed 'with immediate effect' after a report to Scotland Yard but MP says suspension from the party was 'unjustified'
The 50-year-old was last night dramatically suspended from the Tory parliamentary party after a complaint was made to Scotland Yard.
The Conservatives have suspended the whip of MP Julian Knight following a complaint to the Met Police. A spokesperson for the Government Chief Whip said:
The Metropolitan Police confirms it received allegations against the committee chair in October and December, but says no arrests have been made.
The MP for Solihull said the suspension was 'wrong and unjustified' after he hits out at 'campaign of rumour and innuendo'.
The senior MP accused the party of jeopardising his right to justice after the report to police.
A Tory source insisted that Chief Whip Simon Hart got in touch with Mr Knight to remove the whip, disputing his claim that he had not heard from the Whips ...