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Conservative MP Nigel Waterson has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two teenage children. Conservative frontbench MP Nigel Waterson has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two teenagers.
The Eastbourne MP was detained by police on Sunday night and held for nearly thirteen hours. The Eastbourne MP, a shadow work and pensions minister, was arrested by Metropolitan Police officers at an address in Bromley on Sunday night.
He was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police at an address in Bromley just before midnight on Sunday. The MP is understood to have called the police himself to report an assault. He was held for nearly 13 hours before being released on police bail.
Police went to the address following reports of an assault. The police say the children did not require any medical attention. The two children did not need any medical attention.
It is believed the MP was held by police until Monday morning when he was released. It is believed the MP, a close friend of David Cameron, was held by police until Monday morning when he was released.
BBC South East Today spoke to Mr Waterson on Tuesday and he confirmed he had been arrested. He said he had no further comment to make.
Mr Waterson has been MP for Eastbourne since April, 1992 and has been a high profile campaigner against the closure of maternity services at the town's hospital.
He has been released on police bail until March while investigations into the alleged assault continue.