A British Labour Celebration politician has been arrested on suspicion of rape and baby intercourse offenses.
His arrest was confirmed by a Labour Celebration spokesperson, who stated he had been suspended efficient instantly.
“Dan Norris MP was instantly suspended by the Labour Celebration upon being knowledgeable of his arrest,” the assertion learn:
“We can not remark additional whereas the police investigation is ongoing.”
Norris, a former Labour minister who unseated Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg in last year’s general election, was taken into custody following a police raid on his constituency residence on Friday.
Authorities confirmed he was additionally arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.
A lot of the offences are alleged to have occurred within the 2000s, however we’re additionally investigating an alleged offence of rape from the 2020s.
An investigation, led by officers inside Operation Bluestone, our devoted rape and critical sexual assault investigation crew, stays ongoing and at an early stage.
The sufferer is being supported and given entry to any specialist assist or help she wants.
A person, aged in his sixties, was arrested on Friday (April 4) on suspicion of sexual offences towards a lady (below the Sexual Offences Act 1956), rape (below the Sexual Offences Act 2003), baby abduction and misconduct in a public workplace.
He’s been launched on conditional bail for enquiries to proceed.
Norris beforehand served as MP for Wansdyke between 1997 and 2010, later changing into Mayor of the West of England in 2021, a task he’s set to step down from later this 12 months.
Based on his constituency website, he skilled with the Nationwide Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Kids and labored as each a instructor and baby safety officer.
He has beforehand spoken in unflaterring phrases about President Trump, evaluating him to Boris Johnson who he described as “stain on our nice nation’s popularity.”
“Whilst he exits, he continues to indicate no contrition,” he complained on the time. “The similarities with Donald Trump are stark.”
