Politico London Playbook today all about that rapist MP - says their name is generally known in Westminster, plus it was a case two years in the investigation so seems a strong, decisive swoop by the police, to me
Has a bit about other Tories being done for sexual misconduct. As if we need reminded
Tory sleaze disaster: The number of politicians in Westminster who have been accused of improper conduct ranging from sexual harassment to rape in the last few years is frankly astonishing. It is impossible to escape the reality that the majority of those involved are Conservative politicians.
Imran Ahmad Khan: Found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. Resigned his Wakefield seat, which will see a by-election on June 23. Khan was defended by fellow Tory MP Crispin Blunt, who announced his intention to stand down days later.
Neil Parish: Admitted twice watching porn in the House of Commons chamber. Resigned his seat in Tiverton, which will also have a by-election on the same day.
David Warburton: Suspended by the Tory party over cocaine and sexual harassment allegations reported by the Sunday Times.
Rob Roberts: Given his Tory membership back despite sexually harassing a staff member, although he still sits in the Commons as an independent.
Andrew Griffiths: The former Tory MP was last year found to have raped and physically abused his wife. Despite the allegations against him, he had the Tory whip reinstated by Theresa May in an attempt to help save her premiership.
Charlie Elphicke: Was jailed for two years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting three women. Natalie Elphicke, his wife and successor in Parliament, remains a Tory Party vice chair despite signing a witness statement accusing the victim of lying. Charlie Elphicke also had support from a “protection racket” of Tory MPs including Theresa Villiers, Bob Stewart, Roger Gale and Adam Holloway.
And that’s without mentioning … the original Pestminster stories back in 2017, which saw the resignations of then-Defense Secretary Michael Fallon over sexual harassment allegations, and then-First Secretary of State Damian Green for lying about what he knew about porn on his office computer. Another former minister, Mark Garnier, was accused by a secretary of asking her to buy sex toys.
There's "56 MPs are facing allegations of sexual misconduct, including three Cabinet ministers and two members of the Shadow Cabinet. Both Johnson and Starmer could come under heavy pressure on these cases in the coming months"
Wow. I mean Labour has had a few nasty cases of sleaze but that number is pretty staggering. 1 in 10 Conservative MPs accused of sexual misconduct (I say misconduct rather than harassment as some are "just" pornography cases). Especially stark after you plow through the list of Tories above.
Basically, good to shine a light on it. Bring em all down. Want to be tough on crime Johnson? Start here. Resign yourself while you're at it
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/pestminster-intensifies-tory-sleaze-disaster-windfall-prophets/