Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lamiat Sabin

Tory by-election candidate says voters should still back party as ‘we still trust GPs after Harold Shipman’

ITV/screenshot

The Tory candidate in the Wakefield by-election suggested that voters should trust the Conservatives in the same way people “trust GPs after Harold Shipman”.

Nadeem Ahmed, who is standing in next week’s vote, was asked about the damage to the party’s reputation after the West Yorkshire constituency’s previous MP, Imran Ahmad-Khan, was imprisoned for child sexual assault.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.