Former MP Crispin Blunt continues to be beneath investigation for rape and possession of managed substances, 16 months after he was first arrested.
A minister and committee chair, the then Tory MP was suspended from the parliamentary get together after police arrested him in October 2023.
He confirmed he was the topic of the probe on the time following studies of a Conservative parliamentarian being arrested.
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After being arrested in October 2023, he was subsequently bailed. His bail led to April 2024.
A spokesperson stated: “A man in his 60s who was arrested on 25 October 2023 in Horley on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances was released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries.
“His bail ended on 23 April 2024 and was not prolonged, and he was launched beneath investigation. That is reviewed each three months at least. It was final reviewed in January and the person stays launched beneath investigation till 2 April 2025.”
Mr Blunt remained because the impartial MP for Reigate till the 2024 election, during which he didn’t stand.
He had been the MP for the Surrey seat since 1997, and served as a justice minister beneath David Cameron, earlier than later chairing the International Affairs Choose Committee.
