Dan Norris, a Labour MP and mayor of the West of England, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and rape. The Labour party said it had suspended the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham on Saturday after it learned of his arrest.

Britain’s ruling Labour Party has suspended one of its lawmakers after he was arrested in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and child sex offenses

Labour MP Dan Norris was suspended by the party after being arrested, a party spokesman said on Saturday. While the party gave no details on the arrest, British media reported that Norris, 65, was detained on allegations that include suspicion of rape and child sex offenses.

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed say they are "astounded at the unprecedented step taken by the Israeli authorities". Israel's UK embassy says they were denied entry because they had "accused Israel of false claims".

A furious row erupted after Kemi Badenoch said she was "not surprised" that two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed made the trip with charity partners as part of an MPs' delegation.

Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were denied entry to Israel and have now arrived back in the United Kingdom. The two Labour MPs said they had made the trip “to visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the West Bank”.