Labour member involved in election campaign arrested over alleged honeytrap plot

Met detain man in Islington as part of political sexting scandal inquiry as Labour say he has been administratively suspended

A Labour member involved in the party's general election campaign has been arrested in connection with the Westminster honeytrap plot, the Guardian has learned.

The Metropolitan police confirmed they had detained a man, believed to be in his 20s, on Wednesday morning at an address in Islington, north London. He is being held on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act.