even by Crispin's standards...

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Extremely vocal intervention by CB following a jury finding his fellow Conservative Wakefield MP guilty of sexual assault....

twitter.com/CrispinBlunt/status/1513603624164859918

Hang on. Crispin is quite OK with IAK talking to a 15 year old about porn and what type of porn the child might like?

@Butfirstcoffees

Hang on. Crispin is quite OK with IAK talking to a 15 year old about porn and what type of porn the child might like?

Sorry wasnt quite clear IAK admits he discussed porn with a 15 year old. So CB can't not believe that bit and is OK with it?

That ratio is hairy.

However, I would like to hear more. What does Blunt think makes this a miscarriage of justice?

My understanding is that the assault happened when the boy was given alcohol (why?) and then he was dragged upstairs (why?) and he laid down in a bunk. And then (according to testimony and now according to the jury) Khan touched him.

And the porn: why?

Not the main point but I find his “statements” so pompous. Why can’t he tweet them like everyone else? He’s not the PM.

Also, horrific behaviour, as per.

However, I would like to hear more. What does Blunt think makes this a miscarriage of justice?

I can only think of 2 points. Either he doesn't believe the victim (despite not being in court for any of the victims evidence twitter.com/harry_horton/status/1513623057771937799), or he accepts what happened but he doesn't believe it is or should be against the law.

So yes I think blunt really needs to clarify.

He does.

twitter.com/harry_horton/status/1513623057771937799?cxt=HHwWjoCypdmJvIEqAAAA

@tabbycatstripy

That ratio is hairy.

However, I would like to hear more. What does Blunt think makes this a miscarriage of justice?

My understanding is that the assault happened when the boy was given alcohol (why?) and then he was dragged upstairs (why?) and he laid down in a bunk. And then (according to testimony and now according to the jury) Khan touched him.

That ITV article above has more detail.

Interesting:

twitter.com/RhonddaBryant/status/1513627391813468160

@Butfirstcoffees

Hang on. Crispin is quite OK with IAK talking to a 15 year old about porn and what type of porn the child might like?

Of course he is. He also supports male sex offenders being given easier access to victims by being placed in women’s prisons. So is it really surprising?

[quote nauticant]Interesting:

twitter.com/RhonddaBryant/status/1513627391813468160[/quote]
That's the 2nd resignation from the APPG

twitter.com/StewartMcDonald/status/1513627626082078720

[quote nauticant]Interesting:

twitter.com/RhonddaBryant/status/1513627391813468160[/quote]
Wow. That is a very interesting development. Some very clear headed thinking there.

I suspect on BBC news tomorrow morning we will hear he had had the whip withdrawn.

It's a shocking tweet and I can't understand what he thought it would achieve.

Overdoing the poppers.

Blunt’s statements risk conflating LBG with being a child molester, suggesting that Khan was convicted because he was gay rather then because he assaulted a child.

Two is a good start... Will courage call to courage among the chaps I wonder?

@Organictangerine that he thinks it isnt surprising. That he is so blatant about being ok with child abuse, does surprise me.

There loads of people that think women's rights and abuse of women doesn't matter. That's not rare, sadly. He has plenty if support on that.

Its very rare to find alot of support for someone who believes child abuse is fine.

I really dont understand why he has done this. If a dreadful miscarriage of justice has taken place, then lets see the proof. Oh, there is none. Right. In which case the only other reason must be that gay peadophiles must not be prosecuted otherwise we will think they are terrible people. Well, er, we do. Duh! The man is more deranged than I thought.Which is saying something.

Juries don't convict easily when it's one party's word against the other. I can only assume that they found the victim's evidence compelling. Shame on Crispin for casting doubt on their verdict.

Joanna Cherry has also resigned from the APPG

This seems particularly deranged even by his standards.

People who are Muslim and gay should be allowed to sexually assault children?
That is quite the take for Crispin to have.

Also about as unhelpful for either minority group as you could get.

Maybe he means he knows lots of straight Christian MPs who've done worse things and nobody is interested? That's certainly possible but not really an argument for not prosecuting sexual assault.

Ahmad Khan, MP for Wakefield since December 2019. His conviction today is nothing short of an international scandal, with dreadful wider implications for millions of LGBT+ muslims around the world

Considering many will live in countries where homosexuality is a crime, I doubt they will be that bothered by a case in a nation where homosexuality is not illegal and the man was given a fair trial.

Outrageous sense of entitlement creates Blunt's downfall. Is there any feasible way he can come back from this car crash? Perhaps one that will win him applause and cries of "stunning and brave!"?