Former MP,  Crispin Blunt has been charged with drug offences.

The 65-year-old ex-justice minister, represented Reigate from 1997 to 2024.

He is accused of one count of possessing a class A drug and three of possessing a class B drug.

The charges were brought after police searches of his home in Horley as part of a separate investigation in 2023.

Blunt is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court next Wednesday.