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Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan finally quits Wakefield seat following sex assault conviction

The disgraced politician had been resisting calls to resign before conceding it would be it “intolerable” for voters in the West Yorkshire constituency

Daily Mirror

Card Factory returns to profit as customers go back to the high street

The Wakefield firm saw revenue increase 28% following the easing of lockdown restrictions

Birmingham Post

Disgraced Imran Ahmad Khan to quit as MP - three weeks after conviction and with full April pay

MP was convicted on 11 April of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

The Independent UK

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Imran Ahmad Khan completes MP resignation process with full April pay

Wakefield MP found guilty of sexual assault on 11 April says delay caused by Easter and HR issues

The Guardian - UK

Jane McDonald coming to Leeds for special event 'close to her heart' - and you can meet her

The Cruising with Jane McDonald star will be the special guest at a lunch hosted by Wakefield Hospice on May 25

Leeds Live

‘Disgraced’ Tory MP Khan ‘should get on with it’ and resign, says Keir Starmer

A by-election cannot be set until the MP officially steps down

Evening Standard

‘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

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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

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

Daily Mirror

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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

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.

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The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

Birmingham Post

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

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