- Former MP Crispin Blunt pleaded guilty to four drug possession charges, including Class A and Class B substances, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
- Blunt claimed he engaged in drug use and attended chemsex parties to gain “first-hand experience” to inform his campaign for drug policy reform, stemming from his time as a justice minister.
- The drugs were discovered during a police raid on his home in October 2023, which was part of an investigation into rape allegations that were later dropped due to insufficient evidence.
- He argued in court that all drugs should be legal and suggested his prosecution might be linked to his political views on drug reform, trans rights, and support for Palestinians.
- Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram fined Blunt £1,200, saying that as a former public servant, his actions risked undermining confidence in Parliamentarians by breaking the laws he helped enact.
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