Court told Nigel Evans sexually abused man in Westminster kitchen
A man who claims MP Nigel Evans sexually abused him in a darkened kitchen at Westminster told two MPs about the alleged attack, Preston Crown Court has heard. The witness said Mr Evans groped him in...
View ArticleAlleged Nigel Evans rape victim warned he would ‘get Nigelled’
A university student who alleges former deputy speaker Nigel Evans raped him was warned by colleagues he would “get Nigelled” before going to his home, Preston Crown Court has heard. The 22-year-old...
View ArticleTory MP Sarah Wollaston frustrated that Nigel Evans sex allegations could not...
Conservative MP Dr Sarah Wollaston was frustrated that sexual assault and rape allegations made against MP Nigel Evans could not be investigated by Speaker John Bercow, a court has heard. Dr Wollaston,...
View ArticleMP Nigel Evans: Sex with 22-year-old gay man was consensual
Former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans told detectives he was “staggered” at being arrested over an alleged rape, Preston Crown Court has heard. The 56-year-old MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire...
View ArticleNigel Evans: Man who accused me of sexual assault is a ‘Machiavellian’ liar
Former deputy speaker Nigel Evans described a man who he is accused of sexually assaulting as a “Machiavellian” liar and “a real mess”, a court has been told. The jury at Preston Crown Court heard...
View ArticleNigel Evans found not guilty of one count of sexual assault
Openly gay Tory MP Nigel Evans has told a court that he did not rape or sexually assault anyone. Earlier in the day at Preston Crown Court, judge Mr Justice King told the jury foreman to clear Evans of...
View ArticleMP Nigel Evans tells sexual assault trial: ‘There is no fool like an old fool’
MP Nigel Evans has told a jury he made a pass at a young Westminster worker but did not sexually assault him. The former Commons deputy speaker yesterday described the interaction between the pair...
View ArticleNigel Evans: ‘You’re trying to make me out to be a cross between Alan Clark,...
MP Nigel Evans has denied that he is “lecherous” during heated exchanges in court. Under cross-examination during his trial at Preston Crown Court, the former deputy speaker of the House of Commons at...
View ArticleAnn Widdecombe: Nigel Evans is ‘truthful, considerate, kind and gentle’
Testimonials from a whole series of Westminster figures, including former MP Ann Widdecombe, have been read out in court at the trial of former deputy speaker Nigel Evans. Mr Evans denies rape, two...
View ArticleCourt told MP Nigel Evans was an ‘old fool’ but not a rapist
Nigel Evans may be guilty of “over-friendly and inappropriate behaviour” while drunk, but not sexual assault, the MP’s defence lawyer has said. The Ribble Valley independent MP denies one count of...
View ArticleLawyer in Nigel Evans trial referred to Attorney General by judge for...
A barrister friend of Nigel Evans allegedly jeopardised his trial with an “irresponsible” blog on the internet. David Cameron became the most senior Conservative to congratulate Mr Evans after the...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: ‘It is hard to imagine the relief that Nigel Evans must be...
The Prime Minister has suggested MP Nigel Evans could retake the Tory whip, following his acquittal on all rape and sexual assault charges. David Cameron became the most senior Conservative to...
View ArticleNigel Evans: It’s been 11 months of hell and nothing will ever been the same...
MP Nigel Evans has made a brief statement following his acquittal on all rape and sexual assault charges. The former deputy speaker, who remains an independent MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire, was...
View ArticleJury in Nigel Evans sex abuse trial sent out to consider verdict
The jury in the sex abuse trial of former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans has retired to consider its verdict. Mr Evans, 56, denies rape, two indecent assaults and six sexual assaults. The Ribble...
View ArticleMP Nigel Evans cleared of rape and sexual assault charges
Former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans has been cleared of rape and all other sexual assault charges. Mr Evans, 56, denied rape, two indecent assaults, five sexual assaults and an attempted sexual...
View ArticleNigel Evans says he is owed £130,000 after ‘witch-hunt’ case cost him his...
MP Nigel Evans, who was acquitted on all rape and sexual assault charges on Thursday, has said the Crown Prosecution Service should pay his £130,000 legal bill after costing him his life savings. The...
View ArticleNigel Evans rejects Channel 4 News ‘Sexminster’ image of Parliament
MP Nigel Evans says that he does not recognise the “Sexminster” image of late night boozing and inappropriate sexual behaviour in Parliament, recently depicted in a report by Channel 4 News. On the...
View ArticleNigel Evans: ‘I have never been in a proper relationship but I would like to...
MP Nigel Evans has spoken for the first time about his desire to settle down and marry. In an interview to the Press Association, the MP said he had conducted an “open relationship” with a “special...
View ArticleTory whip restored to MP Nigel Evans
The Conservative whip has been restored to MP Nigel Evans, his Westminster office has confirmed. Mr Evans, MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire, stopped taking the whip after becoming Deputy Speaker of...
View ArticleTory MP Nigel Evans: ‘Rape suspects need anonymity’
Conservative MP Nigel Evans says it’s time rape suspects were granted anonymity and has expressed sadness over the arrest of Oxford Union President Ben Sullivan. Mr Sullivan, 21, a history and politics...
View ArticleTory MP Nigel Evans: Those cleared of sex charges should receive counselling
Conservative MP Nigel Evans says people who are cleared of sexual offences should be entitled to the same counselling that is offered to crime victims. In May, Mr Evans, MP for Ribble Valley in...
View ArticleTory MP Nigel Evans elected to senior party committee
Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been elected to the influential 1922 committee. The committee is a forum for Tory MPs to connect with the leadership and is seen as a barometer of party opinion. Mr...
View ArticleUK: Tory activists attempting to unseat gay MP Nigel Evans
Nigel Evans has decried the “whiff of homophobia” in his constituency, which has lead to a Tory grassroots campaign to unseat him. The Conservative MP, who has represented the Ribble Valley...
View ArticleMP Nigel Evans reselected as Tory candidate despite local party ‘revolt’
Gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been selected to stand again at next year’s General Election, despite attempts to oust him within the local party. The politician, MP for Ribble Valley in...
View ArticleTory MP’s motion to end gay blood ban finds maximum co-sponsors
A Private Member’s Bill by Tory MP Michael Fabricant calling for an end to discrimination against men who have sex with men giving blood, has filled its list of co-sponsors. Currently gay and bisexual...
View ArticleMP Nigel Evans: I’m gay, but I’d go back to Morocco tomorrow
Tory MP Nigel Evans has said he would be happy to travel to Morocco, after helping to secure the release of a British man jailed for ‘homosexual acts’. Ray Cole, 70, a retired magazine publisher from...
View ArticleRay Cole continues campaign of support for Moroccan partner
Ray Cole, a British man who was jailed in Morocco for ‘homosexual acts’, is still supporting his Moroccan partner who has now also been released from prison. Mr Cole, 70, a retired magazine publisher...
View ArticleGay Tory Nigel Evans re-elected after false rape allegations
Out Conservative MP Nigel Evans has secured re-election, a year after he was cleared of sex abuse allegations. The politician, MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire, was fully cleared in 2014 of multiple...
View ArticleNigel Evans: I would proudly march alongside UKIP at Pride
Conservative MP Nigel Evans writes for PinkNews to explain why he supports UKIP’s right to march at Pride in London. When I spoke with my good friend and former UKIP Parliamentary candidate Richard...
View ArticleOut MPs Nigel Evans and Angela Eagle raise embassy flag ‘ban’ in Parliament
Tory MP Nigel Evans and Labour’s Angela Eagle have both raised in Parliament the continued enforcement of regulations blocking British embassies flying anything other than the Union Flag. Foreign...
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