A former deputy chief whip has called on the senior MP arrested this weekend on suspicion of rape to give up the whip voluntarily while the claims against him are investigated.
Anne Milton, who supported the victims of former MP Charlie Elphicke in securing his conviction last week for sexual assault, said: “Giving up the whip is a serious step. It would provide an appropriate way forward and should not be considered an admission of guilt.”
The ex-minister urged the Conservative Party to consider introducing a more transparent process for withdrawing the whip in cases of alleged serious misconduct, which would also give MPs recourse to appeal against such a decision if they believed they had not been treated fairly.
A father-of-seven "died a hero" after rescuing his children off a Welsh beach, his family said.
Jonathan Stevens, 36, from Telford in Shropshire, died after getting caught in a rip current off Barmouth, Gwynedd, at about 13:30 BST on Sunday.
His sister, Kim Stevens, said he had been on a day trip with his children and would "always be remembered".
North Wales Police said he had been taken by helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, but died in hospital.
He was one of four people rescued by Holyhead Coastguard.
Ms Stevens said her brother was "a dad to seven, an amazing son, and brother to his five sisters".
"He has died a hero for saving his kids' lives and risking his own," she said.
"He will always be remembered as an amazing man, brother, son and dad.
"We are all in bits."
Councillor Owain Pritchard, of Barmouth Town Council, said: "There was a tragic incident here [on Sunday] where a father sadly drowned after trying to go in to rescue his children.
"It's a very sad incident that has happened and we're still trying to come to terms with it as a community. "
A Go Fund Me page, set up to help Mr Stevens' family with any costs, has raised more than £2,200.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she "won't hesitate" to reintroduce lockdown restrictions if Covid-19 starts to get "out of control".
She said efforts to deal with the virus created a "delicate balance" which could easily be thrown off kilter.
If that happened, Ms Sturgeon said the government would have to "consider" restrictions "up to and including" shutting pubs and restaurants.
But the first minister said that was "the last thing I want to do".
Ms Sturgeon said the "big danger" was if the clusters which have been seen in areas like Aberdeen and Inverclyde spread further and led to community transmission.
At her briefing on Monday, Ms Sturgeon explained: "I don't want to have to impose any further restrictions on how people live their lives.
"But equally, I won't hesitate because we have seen over the past four months the damage this illness does to people and we can't allow that to happen."
Ms Sturgeon said the return of schools next week and the wellbeing of young people was the government's priority.
"We will not allow that to be compromised if taking action elsewhere can protect that objective," she added.
The first minister said images on social media over the weekend of young people gathering in pubs with little or no social distancing made her "want to cry".
She urged people to "do the right thing" and abide by distancing rules.
Ms Sturgeon said 13 confirmed coronavirus cases had been linked to a pub in Aberdeen.
The owners of the Hawthorn Bar said the cases could be traced back to customers who visited on 26 July.
On Monday, local SNP MP Stephen Flynn tweeted two photos showing dozens of people queuing outside pubs in Aberdeen city centre at the weekend.
'Made me want to cry'
Ms Sturgeon said the Aberdeen cluster was "exactly what we feared when we reopened hospitality".
She added: "Of course it's not just this incident in Aberdeen. Across the county and across social media we are seeing evidence of people - and it is largely younger people - gathering together with little or no physical distancing in place.
"I've seen pictures on social media over this weekend that, not to put too fine a point on it, made me want to cry looking at them."
She acknowledged that the last few months had been a "hard slog" for many people, but stressed: "Every time one person throws caution to the wind and flouts the rules, the reality is that they put us all at risk."
Ms Sturgeon said everyone had a part to play in minimising outbreaks like the one in Aberdeen.
"If it starts to run out of control, if one of these clusters can't be contained, we will be back in a very very dangerous position and the government will have to act," she said.
Ms Sturgeon said "we're not there yet" - but that she was not prepared to put lives at risk.
The Scottish government does not expect to move to the next stage of its route map for easing lockdown when the restrictions are reviewed on 20 August.
During her briefing, the first minister said there had been no new deaths from the disease for the 18th day in a row.
She said 11 of the 18 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were in the Grampian area - although she could not yet say if these cases are linked to the outbreak.
Nicola Sturgeon has not ruled out closing down Scotland's hospitality sector just weeks after it reopened if she thought it would save lives.
The First Minister stressed reimposing restrictions was "the last thing" she wanted to do as she made a fresh plea for Scots to follow social distancing rules when out visiting bars or restaurants.
It followed more images shared on social media over the weekend showing busy bars with little distancing seemingly taking place.
Public health officials are investigating the new cases, which are associated with The Hawthorn Bar in the city centre.
On Friday, at an unannounced daily briefing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned Scots to avoid hitting the pub too often after alarm at a rise in coronavirus cases.
Around half of the latest positive cases of Covid-19 were among people in their 20s and 30s.
Today launched the Eat Out to Help Out scheme as thousands of restaurants in Scotland have signed up to provide a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks.
The initiative will provide up to £10 off meals to diners eating out every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August at participating businesses.
At least 3,766 outlets in Scotland have signed up, though this figure does not include chains which have more than 26 premises.
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