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Former Conservative MP admits assaulting man

Bea SwallowWest of England
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Ben Howlett has admitted a charge of assault by beating

A former Conservative MP has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man.

Ben Howlett, from Greenwich in London, has admitted the offence, which took place in Battersea on 25 June 2021.

He represented Bath in Somerset from 2015 until May 2017, when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the general election. He then formally lost his seat on 8 June 2017.

Howlett is due to be sentenced for assault by beating at Kingston Crown Court in London on 10 December.

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