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Former Labour MP arrested during paedophile sting, months after being suspended from the party

A FORMER Labour MP has been arrested during a paedophile sting operation months after he was suspended from the party due to serious allegations.

Video footage posted on social media shows Ivor Caplin, a former MP for Hove and defence minister under Tony Blair, being handcuffed by police in Brighton.

In the video, the officer is heard telling him that he was arresting him to “protect a vulnerable person — namely a child.”

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