Former MP Crispin Blunt Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

0:00It's March 25th. This is Europe News Today, powered by AI, your European briefing. I'm Corey with The Story. Former British MP Crispin Blunt pleaded guilty this week to possessing illegal drugs, including cannabis and crystal meth. The 65-year-old admitted to one count of holding-class A drugs in three-class B charges during a court hearing at Westminster Magistrates. Court. Chase stems from a police raid on his home in Horley Surrey back on October 25th, 2023. That raid happened while officers were looking into a separate rape allegation against him. After an 18-month probe, Surrey Police dropped the rape case last May, saying there wasn't enough evidence to proceed. Blunt served as a conservative MP for Rageate from 1997 until the 2024 election. He held roles like Prison's Minister under David Cameron and chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee. He lost the party whip after his arrest and chose not to stand again.

1:00In court, he represented himself dressed in a charcoal gray suit. No sentencing date has been set yet, but the guilty pleas marked the end of this chapter for the ex-soldier who trained at Sandhurst. This development wraps up a tough stretch for Blunt once a key figure in Westminster politics.