Oliver Dowden has denied claims that the Conservative party did not deal with several rape claims against one of its MPs.
Deputy Prime Minister Mr Dowden told Times Radio on Sunday that he does not recognise reported claims that the Tories did not properly deal with allegations of rape against one of its MPs.Oliver Dowden said "wasn't something that crossed my desk" when he party chairman under Boris Johnson.He added that the Tories and the UK Government had "zero tolerance" for sexual misconduct.
An excerpt from the letter reads: "There may have been five victims of X - who have been subject to a range of offences including multiple rapes." The letter adds that the "failure of others to act has enabled X to continue to offend", and the claims of rape and assault had been going on for more than two years.
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