A spokesman for the British Metropolitan Police indicated that “in January 2020 we received a report on alleged sexual offenses committed between 2002 and 2009. The crimes allegedly took place in London,” stressing that “the investigation is still ongoing under the direction of officers from the Specialized Crime Centre.”

He announced that a Conservative MP in his fifties had been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, sexual harassment, rape, breach of trust and misconduct in public service. He is still in custody.”

In turn, the representative of the office of the Conservative Party indicated that “the MP concerned was asked not to appear in Parliament during the investigation”, noting that “we will not comment further until the investigation is completed.” In early May this year, British MP Neil Parrish, a member of the Conservative Party, reportedly officially resigned from his MP position after admitting to viewing pornographic material in the House of Commons.