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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns from parliament after sex case conviction

PA Wire

Former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan has announced he is standing down as MP for Wakefield following his conviction for a child sex assault offence.

His resignation triggers an explosive by-election in the West Yorkshire seat, which was one of the traditional Labour strongholds in the so-called Red Wall, which fell to Boris Johnson’s Tories in the 2019 general election.

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