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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Adam Forrest

Senior Conservatives demand inquiry into claims of cover up over Tory MP rape allegations

PA Wire

Senior Conservatives have called for an internal investigation into claims the party covered up allegations of rape against one of their MPs.

Ex-cabinet minister David Davis and other senior Tories told The Independent that Tory chairman Greg Hands should investigate claims that his predecessor Sir Jake Berry told police of the party’s “failure” to act on the allegations.

Mr Davis warned that any cover up would be “a criminal offence”, amid claims that Tory lawyers had covered the cost of treatment for one of the alleged victims at a private hospital.

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