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Crispin Blunt

British politician (born 1960)

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Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt (born 15 July 1960) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate from 1997 to 2024. Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, he was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice within the Ministry of Justice from 2010 to 2012 and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2015 until 2017. Blunt first entered the House of Commons at the 1997 general election, when he replaced the then MP Sir George Gardiner, who had been deselected by the Constituency Conservative Association Executive Council and joined the Referendum Party.

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🇬🇧 Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt pleads guilty to possession of crystal meth (2026-03-25)
Former MP appears at Westminster magistrates court to admit four drugs charges stemming from raid on his homeThe former MP Crispin Blunt has...
🇬🇧 Former Conservative MP Crispin Blunt charged with four drugs offences (2026-03-18)
Ex-MP for Reigate, 65, accused of one count of possessing a class A drug and three of possessing a class B drugThe former MP Crispin Blunt h...
🇬🇧 Ex-MP Crispin Blunt charged with drugs offences (2026-03-18)
The former MP for Reigate is charged after police searches of his home in Horley, Surrey....

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