MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction for child sexual assault
by Aubrey Allegretti from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y6AZ)
Byelection triggered in Wakefield as MP expelled from Tory party says he is withdrawing from political life
Imran Ahmad Khan, the disgraced MP expelled from the Conservative party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, has announced he will resign, triggering a byelection in the Yorkshire seat of Wakefield.
Although Khan is appealing against Monday's conviction, he admitted in a statement that the legal proceedings would last many more months" and leave his constituents without proper political representation.
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