We are not applying enough rigour to our examinations of the behaviour – or misbehaviour – of our politicians, especially when it comes to members of the Conservative Party who are paedophiles.

Many of these people rise to be mayors or deputy mayors of the councils in which they – for want of a better word – serve before their abominable crimes are discovered.

Here‘s the case of David Boswell, former Conservative mayor of Pembroke, who in June last year was convicted of raping a young girl, along with three other indecent assaults against her and another girl.

And here‘s Simon Thornton, formerly Conservative mayor of Godalming, who was involved in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a girl aged less than 16 and admitted a total of 20 child sex offences.

Or how about David Jackson, who became deputy mayor of Horley after being arrested for child sex offences? In November last year he was found guilty of indecently assaulting and sexually touching two young girls.

These cases were brought to my attention by Tim Ireland on Twitter – for one simple reason: Nobody in the Conservative Party leadership will say whether these perverts have been expelled from their party.

You’d think it was a straightforward matter – and therefore an easy question to answer.

But it seems neither Tory chairman Brandon Lewis, deputy James Cleverly or newly-appointed (and appropriately-titled) vice chairman Nigel Huddleston are willing to discuss it.

Mr Ireland has made his opinions clear in a series of Twitter, threads, some of which are worth quoting here:

It's been over 6 months now, and incredibly no Chairman of the Conservative Party will confirm or deny if convicted child sex offenders are still members of their party.https://t.co/rj93AxhWRi — Tim Ireland (@bloggerheads) February 12, 2019

Here is newly-appointed Vice-Chairman of @Conservatives Nigel Huddleston (@HuddlestonNigel) ignoring the same issue & even refusing to say if volunteers/personnel who deal with young people are DBS-checked (the bare minimum you should expect from any org):https://t.co/EoRYulrWXV — Tim Ireland (@bloggerheads) February 12, 2019

So I'd like to know what @JamesCleverly, @BrandonLewis and @HuddlestonNigel are doing about safeguarding in their party, because from here it looks like even credible allegations of child rape aren't enough to prompt sensible precautionary measures. — Tim Ireland (@bloggerheads) March 1, 2019

Incredibly, they will not even say if being a convicted child sex offender prevents you from being a member of their party. I know the party is at an all-time low & really needs every member it can get right now, but there are limits. I joke about this, but what else can you do? — Tim Ireland (@bloggerheads) March 1, 2019

Now other people are taking up this cause – and rightly so:

Hey, @BrandonLewis – do paedophiles not get suspended from the Tory Party when they're charged? I get "innocent until proven guilty", but if police have enough to charge someone, surely that is enough to suspend them from your party during the trial rather than promote them, no? https://t.co/DcEIpn5Vtq — CrémantCommunarde#ActivistLawyer ⚖️ 😷 ✋ (@0Calamity) March 1, 2019

It does seem to be a bit of a habit among @Conservatives elected officials, though, doesn't it? https://t.co/pemx1Aejzh — CrémantCommunarde#ActivistLawyer ⚖️ 😷 ✋ (@0Calamity) March 1, 2019

What do you think? Is it time the Conservatives came clean on the toleration of paedophiles within their party?

And while we’re discussing Tory behaviour on paedophilia, let’s remember that Theresa May “lost” 114 files referring to alleged cases of paedophilia when she was Home Secretary.

Why would they? It’s useful data to have, on tight votes pic.twitter.com/Zc98w99M15 — RD (@RPD_Bear) February 12, 2019

That is a level of incompetence that should have resulted in her dismissal from government.

Instead, she became prime minister.

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