The former minister said he would co-operate fully with the police investigation and was "confident it will end without charge".
The Reigate MP confirms that he was arrested but says he is confident there will be no charge.
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been arrested over an allegation of rape and possessing controlled substances, he confirmed today.
The Reigate MP spoke after it emerged a senior Tory had been held by police on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances.
The former minister has been told by the chief whip to stay away from Parliament, the PA news agency understands.
A prominent lawmaker within Britain's governing Conservative Party has revealed that he has been arrested in connection with a rape allegation.
Tory MP Crispin Blunt has been arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances.
MP for Reigate makes statement after Surrey police said man in his 60s was arrested and later released on bail.
The former justice minister has been released on police bail and will not sit as a Tory MP until probe concludes.
The former minister has been told by the chief whip to stay away from Parliament, the PA news agency understands.
A prominent lawmaker within Britain's governing Conservative Party has revealed that he has been arrested in connection with a rape allegation.
Blunt, 63, was elected as a member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party for a constituency in southern England. He has been a Member of Parliament ...
Mr Blunt, a former minister, identified himself as the man that Surrey Police detained, before his release on condition bail.
The Reigate MP has lost the whip after being arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs.