ON 2 April this year, a national newspaper ran an exclusive story detailing how Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton was under investigation by parliamentary authorities.
It was claimed the MP, who was elected in 2015, was facing claims of sexual harassment made by three women, as well as asking for cocaine to be bought.
He denied all the claims.

Soon after, he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, with his wife saying he was suffering from severe shock and stress following the allegations.
And that, as they say, was that.
Despite several claims from Mr Warburton’s office that he was continuing his work, constituents have contacted your New Blackmore Vale to say they have heard nothing from him.
Indeed, when this magazine emailed his office asking for comment on the situation, we received no response.
However, an update on the MP’s website dated 26 October, has shed some light on what is happening.
“It looks, at last, as though the investigations – one prompted by a complaint arising from a Sunday Times article, and two leaked to that paper – are reaching their conclusion,” Mr Warburton wrote.
“Not being able to speak out against those stories has been the most appallingly frustrating and painful experience, particularly knowing that my constituents have been left entirely in the dark, other than the outline of the claims against me.”
He says he is ‘not allowed to comment in any way’ about the probes until they are concluded.
“But this – plus the difficulty of my attending many local events with such damaging accusations in circulation – has meant that local people have felt, quite understandably, less than fully represented,” he went on.
However, he claims his office has dealt with ‘well over’ 3,000 pieces of casework since the allegations became public and that he is in ‘continual contact’ with ministers and has submitted 13 written questions to government ‘in the past month alone’.
“I cannot express how urgently I look forward to the investigations concluding and to resuming the seat in the Commons which it is my privilege to occupy on your behalf,” Mr Warburton concludes.
A sentiment echoed across the Somerton and Frome constituency, we’re sure.