Over his 26 years as a Tory MP, Crispin Blunt – MP for Reigate in Surrey – has long been known for his liberal views that are often at odds with that of his own party, from supporting gay rights to more recently claiming that the UK could be complicit in war crimes if it does not do more to "restrain" Israel.
This week, the former army officer and the uncle of Hollywood actress Emily Blunt made headlines again, making the somewhat unusual move of revealing that he was the MP who had been arrested by Surrey police on suspicion of rape and possession of illegal drugs.
