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Tory MP Crispin Blunt to stand down at next election

The former justice minister said his time in parliament had become ‘increasingly tumultuous’.

The Independent UK

How can an MP even think of excusing child abuse? Have we learned nothing?

Crispin Blunt’s support of Imran Ahmad Khan shows that power can still disregard victims

The Guardian - UK

MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction for child sexual assault

Byelection triggered in Wakefield as MP expelled from Tory party says he is withdrawing from political life

The Guardian - UK

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Crispin Blunt’s defence of sex offender MP revives stench of impunity

Analysis: Imran Ahmad Khan case puts Westminster’s culture of bullying and abuse back in spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Sexual assault: regrettable, but no impediment to a parliamentary career

Of course Crispin Blunt defended fellow Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan. Criminality is the norm in the Commons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

LGBT+ Conservatives suspend Crispin Blunt after Imran Ahmad Khan comments

Despite Crispin Blunt retracting his comments, the LGBT+ Conservatives announced they were suspending him pending a council vote

Evening Standard

Blunt apologises and retracts statement defending convicted sex offender MP Khan

Tory Crispin Blunt said he backed the ‘independence and integrity of the justice system’ after criticising the verdict in the Imran Ahmad Khan case.

The Independent UK

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Tory MP Crispin Blunt apologises after defending convicted sex offender

Ex-minister sorry his defence of Imran Ahmad Khan ‘has been cause of significant upset’

The Independent UK

Crispin Blunt quits as LGBTQ+ group chair after Imran Ahmad Khan comments

Tory MP quits as chair of parliamentary group and withdraws comment criticising conviction of colleague

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak breaks silence with ‘unreserved apology’; Boris Johnson says he has paid Partygate fine – as it happened

Latest updates: Chancellor and PM’s wife, Carrie Johnson, also said to have paid fines for lockdown breaches

The Guardian - UK

Blunt deletes criticism of guilty verdict in MP Khan’s sex assault case

Former justice minister Crispin Blunt had claimed a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ in the case of fellow MP Imran Ahmad Khan.

The Independent UK

Tory branded 'disgraceful' for defending fellow MP convicted of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

Crispin Blunt said Imran Ahmad Khan was the victim of a "dreadful miscarriage of justice" after he was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.

Daily Record

Tory MP Crispin Blunt apologises for statement defending MP guilty of sex attack

A Tory MP who labelled the conviction of colleague Imran Ahmad Khan a “miscarriage of justice” has apologised for his comments after widespread backlash.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson news - live: PM and Rishi Sunak fined over law-breaking lockdown parties

The prime minister and the chancellor will be issued fixed penalty notices

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Tory ex-minister branded ‘disgraceful’ for querying Imran Ahmad Khan conviction

Crispin Blunt has been urged to quit his role as chairman of a cross-party group on LGBT rights following the remarks.

The Independent UK

Tory MP brands Khan sex assault conviction a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’

Former justice minister Crispin Blunt said the case against Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan ‘relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people’.

The Independent UK

Tory MP branded ‘disgraceful’ after defending colleague convicted of child sex offence

Crispin Blunt claimed Imran Ahmad Khan guilty verdict was ‘miscarriage of justice’ and ‘international scandal’

The Guardian - UK

Demand grows for UK ministers to reclassify psilocybin for medical research

People suffering debilitating cluster headaches say the active ingredient in magic mushrooms is a help

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