Police are investigating after an alleged assault took place at a venue where former MP Keith Vaz was making his political return. Mr Vaz was elected chairman of the Leicester East Constituency Labour Party (CLP) at a meeting on Tuesday evening, having represented the same constituency since 1987. 'There are further investigations being carried out into the alleged assault to see if any criminal offences have occurred.' Mr Vaz's six-month Commons ban was the longest ever handed out to an MP. At the time, the Labour politician was chairman of the home affairs select committee, which was examining the issues of drug use and prostitution.

Source: Daily Mail January 16, 2020 01:55 UTC