MP arrested for alleged assault

An MP has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two teenage children.

Eastbourne, Willingdon and East Dean MP Nigel Waterson spent more than 13 hours in custody, before being released without charge.

The MP, aged 57, has been bailed to return in March.

A Scotland Yard spokesman: 'A man was arrested at an address in Bromley at around midnight on Sunday night in connection with an allegation of assault.'