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Dan Norris, a labor lawmaker and mayor of the West of England, has been arrested with the suspicion of sexual offenses and rape.
The Labor Party said it had suspended MP for North East Somersset and Hanham on Saturday after learning about his arrest.
Police Avon and Somersset said that a man in the 1960s was arrested on Friday and had then been released on bail.
Force said in a statement: “In December 2024, we received a reference from another police force regarding the claim of non -accepted sexual offenses of children who had been committed against a girl. Most of the offenses are alleged to have taken place in the 2000s, but we are also investigating a claimed violation of rape from the 2020s.”
The investigation, led by the investigation team of sexual assault and sexual section, is ongoing and “at an early stage,” the statement added, according to the Press Association. “The victim is being supported and given access to any specialized assistance or support he needs.”
A work spokesman said: “Dan Norris’s deputy was immediately suspended by the Labor Party after being informed of his arrest.”
The party said it could not comment further while a police investigation is underway. Norris has lost parliamentary whip, according to people familiar with the matter.
Norris was first elected to the Municipal House as MP for Wansdyke, Somersset, in 1997 and served the election for 13 years before losing the country in 2010. He was appointed as Minister of Rural Affairs by Gordon Brown during his prime minister.
In 2021 he was elected west of the Mayor of England, before returning to parliament in a re -evaluated Somersset electorate in the general elections last July.
His arrest was first reported by the sun on Sunday.
Norris did not respond immediately to the comment request.
