As former Tory MP Crispin Blunt is charged with drug offences, is he related to Hollywood actress Emily Blunt?
Former Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug offences.
Prosecutors have said that former Tory MP and ex-justice minister Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drugs offences, Crispin Blunt, who is 65, represented Reigate in Surrey, from 1997 to 2024.
The Crown Prosecution Service has released a statement in which Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: “We have decided to charge Crispin Blunt, 65, with four drugs offences – one count of possessing a controlled drug of Class A and three counts of possessing a controlled drug of Class B.
“The charges follow police attendance at Mr Blunt’s home address in Horley on 25 October 2023, which was in relation to a separate matter.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
“We have worked closely with Surrey Police as they have carried out their investigation.
“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.
“It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
The charges include One count of possessing a controlled drug of Class A (methylamphetamine), as well as three counts of possessing a controlled drug of Class B (GBL, cannabis and amphetamine). Crispin Blunt, who is from Horley in Surrey, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday March 25, 2026.
In August 2010, it was revealed that Crispin Blunt had separated from his wife Victoria and was “coming to terms with his homosexuality.” His office said at the time that "Crispin Blunt wishes to make it known that he has separated from his wife, Victoria. He decided to come to terms with his homosexuality and explained the position to his family. The consequence is this separation.
"There is no third-party involvement but this is difficult for his immediate and wider family and he hopes for understanding and support for them. The family do not wish to make any further public comment and hope that their privacy will be respected as they deal with these difficult private issues."
Crispin Blunt and Victoria share two children together, a son and a daughter.
Is Crispin Blunt related to Emily Blunt?
Emily Blunt is the niece of Crispin Blunt. One of Crispin’s brothers is barrister Oliver Blunt, the father of Emily Blunt. Emily Blunt’s mother is Joanna Mackie, a former actress and English teacher, and she has siblings called Felicity, Sebastian, and Susannah.
When it comes to her family, Emily Blunt told The Guardian in 2009 that "I think they're very proud of me but in the way you'd sort of expect, not in the gushing, obsequious way, but just because I'm their child and I think they're relieved their child is doing well in a business that is known for crushing people."