Crispin Blunt had said that the jury’s decision to find Imran Ahmad Khan guilty was “nothing less than an international scandal”. Amid calls for Blunt to be expelled from the party this morning, he withdrew his comments, saying he “regrets” that his defense of Khan was “a cause of great concern and concern for victims of sexual offenses”. Blunt said: “To be clear, I do not condone any form of abuse and I strongly believe in the independence and integrity of the judiciary.” His revocation came later
