#child-sex-offences

#child-sex-offences

The friend claimed he was innocent at the time, but subsequently pleaded guilty. Yesterday Doyle issued a lengthy statement apologising. Given that Doyle's peerage was announced in December, and that he took his seat in early January after the details of his friendship with Sean Morton had been made public Labour's decision to remove the whip yesterday looks like a move timed to minimise the dangers from this issue being raised at PMQs.