Tory Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Boy Finally Quits As MP
Imran Ahmad Khan has resigned his Wakefield seat three weeks after his conviction.
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Imran Ahmad Khan has resigned his Wakefield seat three weeks after his conviction.
Crispin Blunt wrote Imran Ahmad Khan was the victim of an "international scandal" after the Wakefield MP was found guilty.
His conviction sets up a likely by-election in a Yorkshire seat with a small Tory majority at a time when the party is under mounting pressure over the economy and Partygate.
Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Monday
A Tory MP has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after forcing him to drink gin at a party 14 years ago.