Former MP Neil Parish has revealed the police “kindly” confiscated his shotguns to stop him shooting himself after being caught watching porn in the House of Commons.
The 66-year-old farmer has admitted in a frank interview he was “not feeling in the best place” having “blown up” his parliamentary career of 12 years.
He also claimed he had been left to “drown” by Tory chief whip Chris-Heaton Harris in the wake of the scandal, which broke amid accusations of misogyny and sexual misconduct at Westminster.
Mr Parish quit Parliament in May after he admitted watching adult material twice on his phone in parliament, having been spotted by two female Tory MPs.
He said the first time was accidental while looking for tractors online but the second was “a moment of madness”.
Speaking to LBC about his experience in the aftermath of the controversy, Mr Parish said: “Have you had three days of the paparazzi outside of your house shouting abuse at you?
“It is enough to frighten anybody, and I don’t frighten easily.”
He went on: “I have had a couple of death threats and you have got all these cameras outside your house. And David Amess… you know, I had an office three doors down from him.
“I was not going to put my wife through this. I spent the whole three days trying to make sure they didn’t have the house in full view of the cameras. I think I largely managed to succeed in that.
“It’s not easy. And when you go to the chief whip and ask for help, you expect it. You are thrown over the side of a ship, and then you are left to drown.
“That’s how it works and fine, but I saw (former chief whip) Mark Spencer on the podcast, Telegraph podcast, saying how caring they all were. I need to put it out on record, they are not.”
“This idea that they are all there caring for us is nonsense.”
Source : skynews
