Mr Dowden also said he was not aware of any payments made by the party to an alleged victim during the time he was Tory chair
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said such issues were taken “extremely seriously” and urged anyone with allegations “to go straight to the police”., had written a letter to the police outlining concerns that several allegations had been made about an MP but that the party had taken limited action., Mr Dowden said such issues were taken “extremely seriously” and urged anyone with allegations “to go straight to the police”.
Mr Dowden said “the vast majority” of people in parliament “are there to serve their constituents and to serve the nation”.“And indeed if there are allegations, I would urge anyone to go straight to the police. These are criminal matters, and they should be investigated properly,” he added.reported that Mr Berry sent a letter to police revealing a number of allegations about an MP had been made known to the party.
It claimed the party had failed to act thus allowing the alleged perpetrator to continue offending – suggesting up to five victims were “subject to a range of offences including multiple rapes”.“We are aware that this matter has been ongoing for over two years. We also believe there are up to five victims of X and that the failure of others to act has enabled X to continue to offend and to victimise women,” Mr Berry wrote.
“It may be the case. I’m not denying that it could be the case that those payments were made, but it’s not something that I authorised or was part of as Chairman of the Conservative party.”
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