David Cameron said: “It is hard to imagine the relief that Nigel must feel after such a traumatic time. I’m sure he will want to get on with working with his constituents in the Ribble Valley and, as for the future, I’m sure it’s something he’ll be discussing with the Chief Whip when he returns to Parliament.” Mr Evans’s acquittal is the latest in a number of failed historic sex offence cases brought by the CPS in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.