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| MP Simon Danczuk denies rape allegation made against him | MP Simon Danczuk denies rape allegation made against him |
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| Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk says a historical rape allegation made against him is "malicious, untrue and upsetting". | Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk says a historical rape allegation made against him is "malicious, untrue and upsetting". |
| Lancashire Police confirmed it had received a report of a rape allegation dating back to 2006. | |
| A spokesman said: "We are in the very early stages of an investigation and inquiries are ongoing." | A spokesman said: "We are in the very early stages of an investigation and inquiries are ongoing." |
| Last week the MP was suspended by the Labour Party after he admitted sending lewd texts to a 17-year-old girl. | |
| Responding to the rape allegation, Mr Danczuk said: "These claims are malicious, untrue and extremely upsetting. | |
| "The police have not been in touch with me but I will co-operate fully with any inquiries and am confident my name will be promptly cleared." | "The police have not been in touch with me but I will co-operate fully with any inquiries and am confident my name will be promptly cleared." |
| Resignation calls | |
| He has faced sustained calls for him to resign following the separate matter of the text messages he admitted sending to teenager Sophena Houlihan. | |
| A small group of people staged a demonstration outside his constituency office on Monday. | |
| However, Mr Danczuk, who blamed a "drink problem" for the sexually explicit messages, told the BBC he has no intention of standing down. | |
| The embattled MP has also admitted receiving £1,100 from a photographic agency that sells pictures of him to tabloid newspapers and magazines. | |
| Speaking to Newsnight, Mr Danczuk defended the arrangement with FameFlyNet. | |
| He said it was a properly declared payment for "media advice and [to] give ideas about what they might or might not do." | |
| He added: "I don't make any apologies for it." |