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Conservative MP Mark Pritchard arrested on suspicion of rape
Conservative MP Mark Pritchard has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed today that a 48-year-old man had voluntarily attended a north London police station on Tuesday, where he was arrested, following an allegation of rape in central London.
"He has been bailed to a date in early January 2015 pending further enquiries".
A letter was sent to the Speaker of the House of Commons on Wednesday relating to the arrest of Pritchard, the MP for The Wrekin, a constituency in east Shropshire.