Crispin Blunt quits as LGBTQ+ group chair after Imran Ahmad Khan comments
by Jessica Elgot Chief political corespondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y334)
Tory MP quits as chair of parliamentary group and withdraws comment criticising conviction of colleague
The Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has resigned as chair of the LGBTQ+ parliamentary group and withdrawn comments that a fellow MP found guilty of sexual assault was a victim of a miscarriage of justice".
After an outcry from MPs across the political spectrum, Blunt deleted the tweet defending convicted MP Imran Ahmad Khan and removed the comment from his website after an intervention from Tory whips overnight.
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