Tory aide ‘raped woman’ at the House of Commons

A Tory parliamentary aide raped a woman in his boss’s office in the Houses of Parliament, a court heard today (Fri). Samuel Armstrong, 23, who works for South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay attacked the victim in the Norman Shaw North building in the early hours of the morning, it is claimed. Prosecutor Naomi Ryan said: ‘The allegation is that whilst in one of the rooms at the Palace of Westminster this defendant first inserted his fingers into the victim. ‘He…