Former MP Crispin Blunt Charged with Drug Possession

LONDON — Former British Conservative lawmaker Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug possession offenses, including one count involving a Class A substance, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The 65-year-old, who represented the Reigate constituency for more than 25 years until retiring in the July 2024 general election, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 25.

The charges, authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service, stem from a police visit to Blunt's home in Horley, Surrey, on October 25, 2023. Officers attended the address as part of an unrelated investigation into an alleged assault, during which they conducted searches that uncovered the controlled substances. Authorities determined there was insufficient evidence to pursue charges in the assault case, and no further action was taken on that matter at the time. Blunt expressed confidence then that the inquiry would conclude without charges.

According to the Crown Prosecution Service, Blunt faces one count of possessing a Class A drug, identified as methylamphetamine, and three counts of possessing Class B drugs: gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), cannabis, and amphetamine. These substances fall...