UK’s Johnson ‘Shocked’ After Conservative MP Arrested on Suspicion of Rape

Undated file photo of the UK's Houses of Parliament in London. Stefan Rousseau/PA

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “shocked” after a Conservative MP was arrested on suspicion of rape, Downing Street says.

After The Sun newspaper first reported the arrest on May 17, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his 50s had been arrested on suspicion of “indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of position of trust, and misconduct in public office.”