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Tory MP accused of rape will not to attend Commons while subject to bail

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investigation for rape will not attend the House of Commons until he is no longer subject to bail conditions from police, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has announced.

Sir Lindsay said the MP would not attend the chamber but said Commons privilege should not be used to name the accused politician.

He told MPs the politician in question "voluntarily agreed not to attend the House of Commons for the period of the bail". It comes after the friends of the alleged victim, who cannot be identified, said they wanted an MP to use parliamentary privilege - which gives additional legal protection - to identify the man in the House of Commons.Sir Lindsay said: "While the investigation is ongoing I believe it would be wholly inappropriate for.

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