Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, said he was shocked and saddened by Norris's arrest, adding that it's right the Labour Party suspended the whip and that he can't return to Parliament while the investigation continues. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I was as shocked and saddened as everyone when these allegations were made as part of the
00:06arrest. It's right that the Labour Party immediately suspended the whip. The procedures
00:10in Parliament now that Mr Norris can't return to Parliament whilst the police and the Crown
00:15Prosecution Service do their work, that's the right thing to happen and obviously it will be
00:20subject to a charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service and any judgment to happen
00:25later down the line. But as you would expect and as the police have asked we can't comment
00:29or speculate any further than that at this stage.