Overview

• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts in relation to allegations that a Tory MP committed multiple rapes to go to the police, deeming the allegations as 'very serious'.
• Former Tory Party Chairman Sir Jake Berry alerted the police to the allegations after leaving his post, suggesting a possible internal failure to act that allowed the accused MP to continue offending.
• Sir Jake's letter to the police suggested that the unnamed MP reportedly assaulted as many as five people, with allegations including rape.
• Opposition parties, including the Labour and Lib Dems, have called for an investigation into the Conservative Party's handling of the allegations, stating that a failure to do so would imply a 'failure of leadership and a dereliction of duty'.
• Despite these allegations, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden insists the Tory Party maintains a 'zero tolerance for sexual misconduct'.