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Labour's Dan Norris arrives at the Sports Training Village, University of Bath, in Somerset, during the count for the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency in the 2024 General Election, July 5, 2024

A SUSPENDED Labour MP has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting in relation to three women.

Avon and Somerset police confirmed that Dan Norris was apprehended today, following an earlier arrest in April 2025 over alleged rape and child sexual offences.

He was suspended from the Labour Party at that time but refused to resign his seat in Westminster.

Norris, who was elected in the constituency of North East Somerset and Hanham in the last general election, now sits as an independent MP.

The police said the investigation into allegations of sexual offences against children had ended but others were still ongoing.

A force spokesperson said: “An investigation into allegations of non-recent sexual offences which resulted in the arrest of a man in his 60s is continuing.

“The investigation, which is being led by officers with Operation Bluestone, our dedicated rape and serious sexual assault investigation team, began in December 2024.”

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