UK Conservative MP charged with sexual assault
LONDON — A U.K. Conservative MP will face trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Imran Ahmad Khan, 47, the MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is alleged to have groped the...
View ArticleMP facing sexual assault trial attended House of Commons despite assurances...
LONDON — A British MP accused of sexual assault attended the House of Commons last month, despite Conservative Party officials saying he would stay away from Westminster. Imran Ahmad Khan, who sits as...
View ArticleBritish MP convicted of sexual assault quits
A British Conservative MP found guilty this week of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy has announced he is resigning, triggering a by-election in his Wakefield, Yorkshire seat. Imran Ahmad Khan...
View ArticleTory MP convicted of sexual assault ‘bullied staff’ for years
A Conservative MP convicted of sexual assault this week had a history of “bullying behavior” toward staff and “should never have been selected to stand for parliament,” according to multiple former...
View ArticleUK Conservative MP ‘watched porn’ in House of Commons
LONDON — The U.K. Conservative Party is investigating claims that a Tory MP watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber. The allegation was made at a meeting of Conservative MPs...
View ArticleUK Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape
A U.K. Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences, according to the Metropolitan Police. The Tory MP was arrested Tuesday and is being held in custody. A...
View ArticleEx-Conservative MP jailed for 18 months for sexual assault
A former U.K. Conservative MP has been jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. Imran Ahmad Khan resigned as a member of parliament last month after being convicted of molesting...
View ArticleJohnson, many Tories would lose seats if UK election were tomorrow, new poll...
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party would lose to the opposition in almost all key battleground constituencies if an election were held tomorrow — and the British prime minister would “likely” lose his...
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As inflation spirals, can Brexit still be Boris Johnson’s trump card?
WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire — “I think it was frustration. Frustration at the lack of opportunities.” Ben Morgan, a manufacturing specialist, is trying to explain what might have led his home city of...
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Downing Street appointed Tory MP to top job despite sexual misconduct...
LONDON — Downing Street was made aware of sexual misconduct allegations against a now-disgraced MP before appointing him to a key role in government, multiple people familiar with the matter told...
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Revealed: The ‘minders’ tasked with keeping Britain’s drunk or misbehaving...
LONDON — There’s no doubt politicians need careful scrutiny. But should elected officials really need specially-assigned “minders” to prevent their drunken misbehavior in bars and clubs? That’s one of...
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The hidden side of Pestminster
LONDON — “I just had to shrug it off, essentially, and know that I would not speak to that MP again.” George, a Conservative Party activist in his 20s, is recalling an encounter last year with a...
View ArticleUK parliament urged to bar arrested MPs from Westminster estate
LONDON — A panel of MPs could be given the power to exclude their colleagues from Westminster, under plans to break a deadlock over how to deal with lawmakers suspected of serious misconduct. The...
View ArticleUK parliament draws up plan to exclude MPs accused of serious misconduct
LONDON — The U.K.’s parliamentary authorities have for the first time opened a path to banning MPs who are facing serious criminal allegations from Westminster. The House of Commons would be given the...
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No skeletons, please: The UK Conservative Party cleans house
LONDON — If Rishi Sunak’s mission is to make politics boring again, he needs to start with his own MPs. After a seemingly endless string of scandals involving Tory politicians — from parliamentary...
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Every British MP suspended by their party since 2019
Updated April 22, 2024. LONDON — Meet Britain’s fastest-growing political group: the suspended MPs. Booted out of their political tribes — at least temporarily — over a variety of headline-grabbing...
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