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The Latest Breaking News from Wakefield

‘Get on with it’: Disgraced Tory MP failing to keep promise to resign, says Keir Starmer

Imran Ahmad Khan pledged two weeks ago he would step down following sexual assult conviction

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory MP guilty of molesting boy was on panel advising on grooming gangs

Imran Ahmad Khan advised government on child sexual exploitation while under police caution

The Guardian - UK

MP convicted of sexually molesting boy, 15, fails to keep his promise to resign

Imran Ahmad Khan, who was expelled from the Tory party, has still not resigned from his Westminster seat

The Guardian - UK

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Ryan Hall says Hull KR have to "live with" Tony Smith's surprise decision

England winger looking to help the Robins pick up a sixth straight win just days after head coach Smith stunned players, club and fans alike by saying he won't be there in 2023

Daily Mirror

Ed Balls rules out political comeback for Labour in Wakefield byelection

Former shadow chancellor says he has ‘no intention’ of putting himself forward to stand for the West Yorkshire seat

The Guardian - UK

Ed Balls rules himself out of battling Wakefield by-election for Labour

The former education secretary said he had ‘no intention’ of putting himself forward as the candidate.

The Independent UK

Mum who ballooned to 25st as she 'never felt full' loses half her body weight

Stavey Gascoyne, 29, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, dropped 11 dress sizes and halved her body weight after swapping takeaways and chocolate for salads and homemade curries

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Wakefield’s disillusioned residents say it is time for political change

Ahmad Khan’s conviction, Partygate and recent Conservative policies have swayed constituents to the left

The Guardian - UK

From Afghan war zone to West Yorkshire: the rise and fall of Imran Ahmad Khan

Questions raised about how little-known ‘local lad’ with a colourful past came to be selected as Wakefield’s Tory candidate

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield by-election: Labour gears up for make-or-break battle in former heartland

This Yorkshire city will be first constituency to vote since Partygate scandal, writes Colin Drury in West Yorkshire city

The Independent UK

MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction for child sexual assault

Byelection triggered in Wakefield as MP expelled from Tory party says he is withdrawing from political life

The Guardian - UK

Imran Ahmad Khan to resign as MP after guilty of sexual assault of boy, 15

Imran Ahmad Khan has said he will resign as MP for Wakefield after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

Evening Standard

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

Resignation sets scene for explosive by-election in key Red Wall seat of Wakefield in West Yorkshire

The Independent UK

‘A hypocrite - but I like him’: Wakefield reacts to Boris Johnson police fine as possible by-election looms

Voters in West Yorkshire city appear in forgiving mood after prime minister and chancellor found to have broken coronavirus law

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Tory MP brands Khan sex assault conviction a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’

Former justice minister Crispin Blunt said the case against Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan ‘relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people’.

The Independent UK

Imran Ahmad Khan: What could happen to MP after his conviction?

The Wakefield MP’s legal team has vowed to appeal against the conviction, a move that could delay a potential by-election.

The Guardian - UK

Imran Ahmad Khan: Tory MP in sexual assault case had oddball reputation

Complainant says they tried to warn Conservative party before Ahmad Khan won election in Wakefield

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan found guilty of sexually assaulting boy, 15

Party expels Khan, 48, who faces time in jail and could be disqualified as MP from his Wakefield constituency

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Wakefield broker Levels Above changes direction with £160,000 from North East finance firm

The firm has doubled its profit margin after switching from rental broker to kit provider

The Independent UK

Tory MP accused of assault tells court he was ‘trying to be kind’ by talking to boy about sexuality

Imran Ahmad Khan was elected as the MP for Wakefield in 2019

Leeds Live

BBC Look North: Amy Garcia's life from cute family to cruise ship singer past

She left Wakefield aged 19 for her TV debut in London

Daily Record

Frantic search launched for missing woman last seen on Fort William CCTV with 'walking pole'

Lorna Tilford was last seen in person in Ossett near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday March 30.

Leeds Live

Huge military plane flies low over Leeds 'scaring the life' out of people

One witness said it 'scared the life out of me' as it soared over Leeds

The Guardian - UK

Tories did not take claim of MP’s alleged sexual assault seriously, court told

Man who alleges assault by Imran Ahmad Khan when he was 15 contacted party press office after election of Wakefield MP in 2019

The Independent UK

Jury sworn in to try Tory MP accused of groping teenage boy

MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan denies a single charge of sexual assault.

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