Tory MP Julian Knight has whip removed after complaint made to police

A complaint was made to the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday evening, the Conservative Party said.

The Conservatives have removed the whip from MP Julian Knight after a complaint was made to the Metropolitan Police Senior Tory MP Julian Knight has had the whip removed after a complaint was made to the Metropolitan Police, theChief Whip Simon Hart removed the Tory whip, meaning Mr Knight no longer sits in the Commons as a Conservative, after the complaint was made on Wednesday.

Mr Knight has represented Solihull in the West Midlands since 2015 and is the chairman of the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. “Following a complaint made to the Metropolitan Police this evening, we have removed the whip from Julian Knight MP with immediate effect,” a spokeswoman for the Chief Whip said.

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