Crispin Blunt

The Reigate MP confirms that he was arrested but says he is confident there will be no charge.

Crispin Blunt has confirmed he is the Conservative MP arrested in connection with an allegation of rape and possession of a controlled substance.

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been arrested over an allegation of rape and possessing controlled substances, he confirmed today.

The Reigate MP spoke after it emerged a senior Tory had been held by police on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances.

The Reigate MP confirms that he was arrested but says he is confident there will be no charge.

The former justice minister has been released on police bail and will not sit as a Tory MP until probe concludes.

Surrey Police said that a man had been detained on Wednesday morning before being released on conditional bail while officers continue investigating. Posting on ...

Mr Blunt, the MP for Reigate, said: 'It has been reported that an MP was arrested yesterday in connection with an allegation of rape... That MP was me.

The former minister, 63, identified himself as the man that Surrey Police detained in Horley on Wednesday morning, before his release on conditional bail. The ...

He has been stripped of the Conservative whip and asked to stay away from Parliament during the course of the police investigation.

Crispin Blunt (pictured with ex-wife) won his seat in the House of Commons in a rare consolation for the Tories on a dark night as they suffered a crushing ...

The MP for Reigate, a former minister, identified himself as the man who was also detained on suspicion of possession of controlled substances.

Blunt, 63, was elected as a member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party for a constituency in southern England. He has been a Member of Parliament ...

Mr Blunt, a former minister, identified himself as the man that Surrey Police detained, before his release on condition bail.

Surrey MP Crispin Blunt identified himself as the Conservative politician who was arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances.

The Reigate MP has lost the whip after being arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs.

Gillian Keegan says rape allegation relates to an 'individual incident' and is not a sign of a wider problem in the party.

Crispin Blunt, the long-serving MP for Reigate, last night named himself as the MP arrested in connection with an allegation of rape.