Police drop ‘sex assault’ case against Tory MP

Conservative Andrew Brigden was arrested after woman made allegations of sexual assault in London No action is to be taken against the Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen over allegations of sexual assault made against him. The 46-year-old MP for North West Leicestershire was arrested in the early hours of last Thursday morning after a 29-year-old woman made a complaint to police. After questioning, he was released on bail to return in mid-July. He vigorously denied any wrongdoing and co-operated with a police inquiry into the allegations. On Thursday, he was informed by Scotland Yard that the case was being dropped and he would not face charges. A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “A 46-year-old man, arrested on Thursday 9 June on suspicion of sexual assault against a 29-year-old woman at an address in SW1, [has been] released from bail with no further action.” guardian.co.uk

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