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❓What Happened: Dan Norris, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Britain’s governing Labour Party, West of England Mayor, and Donald J. Trump critic, has been arrested for misconduct in public office and a range of child sex offenses.
👥 Who’s Involved: Dan Norris, Labour Party, Avon and Somerset Police.
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📍 Where & When: The arrest took place in Somerset, England, on April 4, 2024.
💬 Key Quote: “Dan Norris MP was immediately suspended by the Labour Party upon being informed of his arrest,” said a party spokesman.
⚠️ Impact: Norris has been released on conditional bail, suspended from his political roles, and has stepped down as chairman of the League Against Cruel Sports.
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Labour MP and West of England Mayor Dan Norris has been suspended from the Labour Party following his arrest “on suspicion of sexual offenses against a girl (under the Sexual Offences Act 1956), rape (under the Sexual Offences Act 2003), child abduction, and misconduct in a public office,” per Avon and Somerset Police. The police force says most of the alleged offenses took place in the 2000s, but the rape allegations date from the 2020s.
Norris, a 65-year-old former teacher and Child Protection Officer, served as a government minister and party whip under ex-prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. He has been released on conditional bail after being taken into custody on Friday. The investigation into him is being conducted by officers from Operation Bluestone, who handle serious sexual assault cases.
A Labour spokesman stated that Norris was suspended immediately after his arrest was reported and declined to comment further. Additionally, Norris has stepped down from his position as chairman of the League Against Cruel Sports.
Norris was re-elected last year to represent the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency (electoral district) in the House of Commons, having previously served from 1997 to 2010 as the MP for Wansdyke. He became West of England Mayor in 2021 but was scheduled to step down ahead of the upcoming local elections in May.
Norris is a strong critic of President Donald J. Trump, comparing him to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in unfavorable terms.
“He broke the law. He diminished Britain’s influence and credibility. He lied. Even as he exits, he continues to show no contrition,” the alleged pedophile said of Johnson in 2023, adding: “The similarities with Trump are stark.”
He broke the law. He diminished Britain’s influence and credibility. He lied. Even as he exits, he continues to show no contrition. The similarities with Trump are stark.
— Dan Norris (@votedannorris) June 9, 2023
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❓What Happened: Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) reportedly accepted approximately $400,000 from Political Action Committees (PACs) despite previously claiming to have taken no money from such sources.
👥 Who’s Involved: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and various PAC donors, as well as telecom companies like AT&T and labor unions.
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📍 Where & When: The financial disclosures relate to contributions between July 5 and December 31, 2020; Crockett ran for state representative and subsequently for Congress.
💬 Key Quote: Professor Matthew Foster remarked, “Democrats are more sensitive to this. They know people look at their contributions and use them against them.”
⚠️ Impact: The revelations raise questions about Crockett’s campaign financing claims.
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Far-left Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is being accused of having lied while serving in the Texas state legislature, publicly claiming in a 2020 post on Twitter (now known as X) that she does not accept campaign contributions from corporate Political Action Committees (PACs). However, the recent disclosure of campaign finance documents reveals Crockett has received nearly $400,000 in campaign contributions from PACs. Notably, in 2020, while Crockett publicly declared that she didn’t take corporate money, campaign filings show she received contributions from at least 22 entities described as PACs.
While serving in the Texas state legislature, Crockett received contributions from numerous corporate PACs, including telecom giant AT&T and a Wholesale Beer PAC. More recently, as a member of Congress, the Texas Democrat has more openly accepted corporate cash, with over $370,000 in federal PAC contributions since she was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. Among her corporate backers are major pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie and Gilead Sciences, powerful financial firms like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, and even defense contractors like Lockheed Martin.
Even more concerning, Congresswoman Crockett has accepted numerous overseas junket trips financed by foreign governments and business consortiums. In February 2023, Crockett participated in a foreign junket to Doha, Qatar, costing around $17,500. The junket and expenses were covered by the U.S. Qatar Business Council, a Qatari entity that advocates for increased trade and investment between the United States and the Persian Gulf state, which is accused of being a major financier of Islamist terror groups, including Hamas. Similar trips, sponsored by Indian and Emirati authorities, were also noted in her financial disclosures for that year.
Crockett’s reversal on accepting corporate PAC contributions could become a political liability for the Congresswoman. In a recent media interview, American University professor Matthew Foster noted, “Democrats are more sensitive to this. They know people look at their contributions and use them against them.” He added: “Clearly [Crockett] thinks that issue is a big deal and a way to resonate with voters—so if what they put out there was false, it’s a great opportunity for the opposition to run on that.”
More recently, the Texas Congresswoman has faced significant criticism from both Republicans and Democrats after she made derogatory comments about Texas Governor Gregg Abbott (R). The National Pulse reported last week that Crockett, while speaking at a Human Rights Campaign event in Los Angeles, referred to the disabled and wheelchair-bound Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels.”
Subsequently, Crockett has dubiously claimed the derogatory nickname for Gov. Abbott was in reference to his use of buses to send illegal immigrants from Texas to Democrat-run cities like Chicago and New York. However, it is widely reported that the far-left Texas Democrat has referred to Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels” for years and well before he began bussing illegal immigrants out of his state.
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