Conservative MP Crispin Blunt suspended after arrest on suspicion of rape

Crispin Blunt MP was arrested on suspicion of rape (Lauren Hurley/PA)

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended by the Tories after being arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances.

The former minister, 63, identified himself as the man that Surrey Police detained in Horley on Wednesday morning, before his release on conditional bail.