Tory MP arrested on rape charges 'should have whip withdrawn'

Labour calls for former minister accused of violent sexual assault to be removed from party

A former Conservative minister arrested on suspicion of rape should have the party whip removed immediately, the shadow domestic violence minister, Jess Phillips, has said.

The MP for Birmingham Yardley called for action on Sunday after a woman in her twenties accused the Tory MP of violent sexual assault and coercive control.

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