Imran Ahmad Khan to resign as Wakefield MP
He was thrown out of the Conservative Party when he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Last updated 14th Apr 2022
Imran Ahmed Khan has said he will officially resign as Wakefield MP in due course.
He won the election in December 2019 after preceding Labour's Mary Creagh.
Labour had held the seat since the 1930s until Khan's victory.
In a statement posted to Twitter he said:
"While legal proceedings are ongoing, I do not believe that it would ordinarily be appropriate to resign.
"However, owing to long delays in the legal process, my constituents have already been without visible parliamentary representation for a year. Even in the best case scenario, anticipated legal proceedings could last many more months.
"I have therefore regrettably come to the conclusion that it is intolerable for constituents to go years without an MP who can amplify their voices in Parliament.
"Representing them has been the honour of my life, and they deserve better than this.
"Consequently I am resigning as MP for Wakefield and withdrawing from political life."