Who is Crispin Blunt? Fury as Tory MP defends Imran Ahmad Khan over sex assault

Reigate MP apologises after issuing ‘extraordinary’ statement on colleague’s conviction

Crispin Blunt
Crispin Blunt has resigned as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on LGBTQ+ rights
(Image credit: Tayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Tory MP Crispin Blunt has apologised for defending his colleague Imran Ahmad Khan, who was yesterday convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

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