Blue singer Lee Ryan has charge of allegedly biting a police officer dropped

Standing in the dock dressed in a blue suit and patterned tie, Ryan, 40, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth

Lee Ryan was appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (James Manning/PA)

Blue singer Lee Ryan has had a charge against him dropped over a claim he assaulted a police officer after boarding a flight drunk.

Appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Ryan was told the Crown Prosecution Service had dropped the charge of assault by biting after the boyband member successfully withdrew a guilty plea to the offence last month following what he claimed was “poor advice from his solicitor”.