Shadow cabinet minister Jon Trickett writes to Theresa May urging her to condemn what he calls ‘deplorable’ viewsLabour has written to the prime minister calling the Conservative candidate in Darlington “unfit for office” after it emerged he had said a woman’s “promiscuity” was relevant in alleged rape cases. “Of course, it is relevant how promiscuous a woman is in determining how likely it was she consented,” he wrote in 2002. In his letter to the prime minister calling for Cuthbertson to be replaced, the shadow cabinet minister Jon Trickett called Cuthbertson’s views “deplorable” and said they “clearly deem him unfit to run for public office”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jon Trickett. Trickett said Conservative Campaign Headquarters should commit to “a full investigation into this matter and ensure that processes are put in place to ensure that such situations cannot continue to occur when selecting prospective parliamentary candidates”.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2017 15:53 UTC