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Labour Party Suspends MP For ‘Sexting’ 17 Year Old Girl

MP Simon Danczuk has been suspended by the Labour party following allegations that he ‘sexted’ a 17-year-old girl in his constituency. The Sun newspaper alleges that Danczuk, exchanged explicit messages with teenager Sophena Houlihan after she contacted him to ask for a job as a case worker in his office. On Twitter, the Rochdale MP said the story was “not entirely accurate” but referred to “an extremely low point” in his life. RT reports: Danczuk has been a prominent campaigner against child sexual exploitation and played a role in exposing the late Sir Cyril Smith as a pedophile. The MP is also a vocal critic of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. He recently told Sky News he would “probably give Jeremy a D if I had to score him.” A Labour Party spokesman said a full investigation will take place into the allegations. “The general secretary of the Labour Party has today suspended Simon Danczuk’s membership of the party, pending an investigation into allegations published in the media today. “A full investigation will now take place under the authority of the national executive committee, which will be responsible for determining any further action.” Corbyn refused to elaborate on the suspension, other [...]