He lost the Tory whip in 2022 as police investigated sexual assault allegations against him.
A former Tory MP who lost the whip over sexual assault allegations has announced that he is standing as an Independent in the General Election.
Both the Metropolitan Police and Essex Police dropped their probes into the politician, who has always denied the allegations. On Friday, he changed course, saying he was running to “make a stand”, as “people should not lose their position because of a false allegation”. During a campaign visit to Bury, he told reporters: “Julian Knight faced serious allegations and we’ve withdrawn the whip and that’s why he’s not standing as a Conservative MP.Mr Sunak, who also saw former Tory MP Mark Logan quit the party to back Labour, brushed off questions about people deserting his party, saying he was focused on “being out and about across the country”.
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