Jury warned to avoid prejudice in MP trial

Jurors in the trial of a Conservative MP accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy were urged not to let their prejudice against politicians influence their verdict. Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, allegedly groped the 15-year-old at a house in Staffordshire, in January 2008. Khan, who was elected as Conservative MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in 2019, denies sexual assault. Gudrun Young, QC, defending, said: ‘I am not asking for special treatment for Mr Khan whatsoever. ‘His case is no more…