Dan Norris, the independent MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting. The 66-year-old former Labour minister was previously arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of sexual offences against a child, but police are no longer actively investigating those allegations.
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed that Norris, who has not been named by the force, was further arrested on suspicion of raping a woman, sexually assaulting another woman, and voyeurism and upskirting against a number of women. All offences are alleged to have occurred between the 2000s and 2020s. He remains on conditional bail.
Norris has denied the allegations, stating: “I vigorously and entirely deny the serious allegations made against me. They are untrue. I am challenging them through my legal representatives.” Labour suspended him after his original arrest last year, and a party spokesperson said: “These new allegations are deeply concerning, and any person found guilty of such abhorrent crimes must face the full force of the law.”
Norris defeated Jacob Rees-Mogg at the 2024 general election and served as the directly elected mayor of the West of England from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as an MP from 1997 to 2010 and held ministerial roles under Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. After his arrest, he stepped down as chair of the League Against Cruel Sports.
