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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Minister denies ‘cultural issue’ among Tory MPs after Crispin Blunt’s arrest

Crispin Blunt
Crispin Blunt says he expects to be cleared after his arrest on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs. Photograph: Zoe Norfolk/Getty Images

A cabinet minister has said there is no “cultural issue” with Tory MPs after Crispin Blunt became the eighth Conservative during this parliament to lose the whip over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, said all the individual incidents were separate and that the prime minister expected due process in the investigation into Blunt.

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