After identifying himself, Blunt had the whip suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation, meaning he is now an independent, and it is understood he has been told to stay away from the parliamentary estate.
A spokesperson for Surrey police said: “We can confirm a man … was arrested yesterday morning … on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances.
Most recently, Peter Bone, a Conservative MP, was suspended from parliament for six weeks after a watchdog found he had harassed and bullied a staff member and exposed his genitals near their face.
Boris Johnson’s deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher, stepped down as an MP after getting an eight-week suspension from parliament following an investigation that found he had groped two men at a private members’ club in 2022.
Other scandals include the resignation of Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton, who stood down in April 2022 after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the Commons.
Geraint Davies, a long-serving MP, had the Labour whip suspended after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced from five women stretching back over several years.
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After identifying himself, Blunt had the whip suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation, meaning he is now an independent, and it is understood he has been told to stay away from the parliamentary estate.
A spokesperson for Surrey police said: “We can confirm a man … was arrested yesterday morning … on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances.
Most recently, Peter Bone, a Conservative MP, was suspended from parliament for six weeks after a watchdog found he had harassed and bullied a staff member and exposed his genitals near their face.
Boris Johnson’s deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher, stepped down as an MP after getting an eight-week suspension from parliament following an investigation that found he had groped two men at a private members’ club in 2022.
Other scandals include the resignation of Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton, who stood down in April 2022 after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the Commons.
Geraint Davies, a long-serving MP, had the Labour whip suspended after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced from five women stretching back over several years.
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