Liberal Democrat MP is suspended after police launch criminal investigation into him

Liberal Democrat MP is suspended after police launch criminal investigation into him - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas has been suspended from the party pending the outcome of a police probe, a party spokesperson said. Mr Thomas has also had his party membership suspended, it is understood. It is said he was arrested by Gloucestershire Police on Wednesday night - the evening of England's first World Cup match. The party said it was 'unable to comment further' while an 'investigation is ongoing'. That same night he posted a video on Instagram which showed him wearing an England football T-shirt. He said in the short clip: 'England's first game of the World Cup. Croatia pretty good, right? So if we don't win, we don't panic. We don't lose our minds. 'Course if we do win, obviously it's coming home.' The former RAF officer has served as MP for Tewkesbury since the 2024 general election. He sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas has been suspended from the party pending the outcome of a police probe, a party spokesperson said That same night of his arrest he posted a video on Instagram which showed him wearing an England football T-shirt The MP has faced a slew of controversies, having last year been accused of an 'abuse of power' after sexting a Ukrainian translator during an official visit to the war-torn country. The Tewkesbury MP sent intimate WhatsApp messages to the woman who had been tasked with working with the delegation of MPs last February while they were on a parliamentary visit to Ukraine. The visit marked the third anniversary of Russia's invasion and involved travelling to the capital Kyiv and the city of Lviv, as well as attending a conference. The WhatsApp messages – seen by The Mail On Sunday – include Mr Thomas, 42, telling the interpreter 'I want you' and 'I wish I could stay with you for a few days'. It was understood the messages were then shown by the woman to others on the trip, who claimed they had made her uncomfortable. Mr Thomas denies any wrongdoing. MPs accused the RAF veteran of abusing his position as an MP on an official delegation to make advances to someone tasked with working with them. A spokesman for Mr Thomas said at the time: 'These are private messages between two people who have remained in contact.'