The Conservative party has said it will not restore the whip to MP Julian Knight after he was cleared by police of a serious sexual assault allegation.
The MP for Solihull had always strongly rejected any wrongdoing after the complaint was made about him to the Metropolitan police, saying he had been targeted by unfounded rumours and potentially blackmail.
The Metropolitan police confirmed that their probe was over after Knight said he had been cleared. Knight, who was suspended from the Conservative party over the claim, always denied the allegation and demanded the “immediate” return of the party whip.
However, a spokesperson for chief whip, Simon Hart, said Knight would not have the whip restored “following further complaints made to the whips’ office”. “These complaints, if appropriate, will be referred to the relevant police force, or appropriate bodies,” they said.
Scotland Yard received an allegation of serious sexual assault on 28 October last year, and on 7…
2023-03-29 11:45:04
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