Imran Ahmad-Khan

thumb|Imran Ahmad-Khan in 2020 Imran Nasir Ahmad-Khan (born 6 September 1973) is a British former politician and convicted sex offender. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield from the 2019 general election until 2022. Elected as a Conservative, Ahmad Khan had the party whip withdrawn in June 2021; he was subsequently expelled from the party following his criminal conviction for child sexual assault in 2022. The victim was a young teenage boy. Khan supposedly dragged him up a flight of stairs and forced him to drink gin and tonic before watching pornography and then attacked him. Quotes A local lad born and bred in Wakefield, of Wakefield stock. I couldn't figuratively parachute in—and I didn't want to disappoint her—so I decided I would literally parachute in. Tory candidate is literally parachuted in to Wakefield to counter opponents' claims, The Yorkshire Post, 28 December 2019. He attributed his electoral success during the 2019 general election to "Islington Remainers" who had branded Leave voters "stupid, uneducated, racist or wrong". ‘Islington Remainers’ branded Leave voters ‘stupid, uneducated, racist or wrong’, says Tory MP Imran Ahmad-Khan, Channel 4 New, 12 December 2019 I’ve never stood for any public office, not even so much as municipal dog catcher. Imran Ahmad Khan: ' I never imagined in my worst nightmare that our democracy would be under threat at home', The Yorkshire Post, 28 December 2019. I see perhaps more clearly than most the deep and enduring importance of core British values such as compassion, tolerance and fairness, especially at a time when those values are perceived as under threat in many parts of our world New Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad-Khan pays tribute to 'calm, concise, and experienced' Labour rival Mary Creagh in maiden speech, The Yorkshire Post, 13 January 2020 External links Official website Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Parliament of United Kingdom Category:Conservative Party (UK) politicians Category:People charged with crimes