A Labor MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.
who has been Mayor of the West of England since 2021 and defeated Jacob Rees Mugg to become MP for North East Somerset and Hanh am last year, was taken into custody after police raided his constituency home on Friday.
It's understood was informed last night, at which point he was suspended by the party - and the Commons whip was automatically suspended.
A Labor Party spokesperson said: “Dan Norris MP was immediately suspended by the Labor Party upon being informed of his arrest. We cannot comment further while the police investigation is ongoing.”
A spokeswoman for said: 'In December 2024, we received a referral from another police force relating to alleged non-recent child sex offences having been committed against a girl.
"Most of the offences are alleged to have occurred in the 2000s, but we're also investigating an alleged offence of rape from the 2020s.
"An investigation, led by officers within Operation Bluestone, our dedicated rape and serious sexual assault investigation team, remains ongoing and at an early stage."
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