While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.
Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death
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