Arrest made On Suspicion Of Rape At The Houses Of Parliament.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged attack at the Houses of Parliament. The man arrested is a Conservative MP’s aide

The alleged victim claims she was attacked by Sam Armstrong, chief of staff to Craig Mackinlay. She has told detectives she went with Mr Armstrong, 23, to MP Mackinlay’s office just yards from the Commons and was raped in the early hours of Friday.

Mackinlay was arrested on Friday and has been bailed “pending further inquires” until a date in January.

“We are aware of an incident on the parliamentary estate which is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Service,” a spokesman said.

“Parliament is working closely with the police on their investigation and we cannot comment further while this is ongoing.”