Tory MP facing trial over alleged sexual assault of teenage boy

The Tory whip has been removed from Imran Ahmad Khan (UK Parliament)

A Tory MP is facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it can now be revealed.

Imran Ahmad Khan, 47, the Conservative MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said he denies “in the strongest terms” an allegation he groped the teenager in Staffordshire.