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Truss under fresh pressure as three Tory MPs urge her to quit

The calls mark the start of what is likely to be another dramatic week in Westminster.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Three Tory MPs break ranks to call for PM to go

Crispin Blunt, Andrew Bridgen and Jamie Wallis have all said that that the Tories cannot carry on with Liz Truss as leader.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Conservatives ‘deserve better’, Tory MPs tell Truss

Rumours abound of plots to remove Liz Truss as Prime Minister after a chaotic start to her premiership.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

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Liz Truss warned ‘the game is up’ as Tory MPs call for her to resign

Calls for PM to be replaced come as defence secretary’s allies said to be shoring up support for a takeover

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Liz Truss told 'the game's up' as first Tory MPs publicly demand embattled PM quits

Veteran backbencher Crispin Blunt broke ranks to openly say he didn't think Prime Minister Liz Truss could survive the current crisis as Tory plotters circle

Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

First Tory MP publicly calls for Liz Truss to quit after admitting the 'game is up'

Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, said the "game is up" for the Tory party leader after she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor.

Daily Record · Oct 16, 2022

‘Game is up’ - Tory MP calls for Liz Truss to step down

‘I think the game is up and it’s now a question as to how the succession is managed’

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2022

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Tory former minister: the game is up for Liz Truss as Prime Minister

A senior Conservative MP also said it is ‘very difficult’ to say whether Liz Truss should continue in the top job.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Imran Ahmad Khan: Disgraced former Tory MP who sexually assaulted boy jailed for 18 months

Judge says ex-member for Wakefield showed no remorse

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of teenage boy

The 48-year-old forced the boy to drink gin and tonic, pushed him on to a bed and asked him to watch pornography before the attack

Evening Standard · May 23, 2022

Crispin Blunt again defends convicted sexual abuser Imran Ahmad Khan

Tory MP claims ex-colleague, found guilty of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy, is victim of ‘serious miscarriage of justice’

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Tory doubles down on claim that sex offender MP didn't get a fair trial

A FORMER justice minister has reiterated his controversial defence of ex-Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a…

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2022

Tory MP claims sex offender Imran Ahmad Khan ‘did not get fair trial’

Crispin Blunt admits he did not attend the whole trial or hear the witness evidence in court

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt to step down at next election

Reigate MP was recently criticised for defending Imran Ahmad Khan after sexual assault conviction

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

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The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2022

Tory MP who defended colleague over sexual assault conviction to quit Parliament

A TORY MP who initially defended a colleague that was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy is standing down from Parliament.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Crispin Blunt: Tory MP in row over colleague’s sex assault conviction to quit parliament

Crispin Blunt’s departure will spark battle for safe Tory seat at next general election

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Tory MP Crispin Blunt to stand down at next election

The former justice minister said his time in parliament had become ‘increasingly tumultuous’.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

How can an MP even think of excusing child abuse? Have we learned nothing?

Crispin Blunt’s support of Imran Ahmad Khan shows that power can still disregard victims

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction for child sexual assault

Byelection triggered in Wakefield as MP expelled from Tory party says he is withdrawing from political life

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Crispin Blunt’s defence of sex offender MP revives stench of impunity

Analysis: Imran Ahmad Khan case puts Westminster’s culture of bullying and abuse back in spotlight

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Sexual assault: regrettable, but no impediment to a parliamentary career

Of course Crispin Blunt defended fellow Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan. Criminality is the norm in the Commons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022

LGBT+ Conservatives suspend Crispin Blunt after Imran Ahmad Khan comments

Despite Crispin Blunt retracting his comments, the LGBT+ Conservatives announced they were suspending him pending a council vote

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Blunt apologises and retracts statement defending convicted sex offender MP Khan

Tory Crispin Blunt said he backed the ‘independence and integrity of the justice system’ after criticising the verdict in the Imran Ahmad Khan case.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Tory MP Crispin Blunt apologises after defending convicted sex offender

Ex-minister sorry his defence of Imran Ahmad Khan ‘has been cause of significant upset’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Crispin Blunt quits as LGBTQ+ group chair after Imran Ahmad Khan comments

Tory MP quits as chair of parliamentary group and withdraws comment criticising conviction of colleague

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