Blunt reiterates defence of convicted ex-mp Khan

The Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has reiterated his defence of ex-tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, by arguing that he did not get a “fair trial”.

Last month, Mr Blunt, a former justice minister, retracted his claim that Mr Khan was the victim of a “dreadful miscarriage of justice” after the former MP was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Mr Khan is due to be sentenced today.

In a BBC interview yesterday, Mr Blunt stood by his earlier comments. “In my judgment, he did not get a fair trial or anything remotely like that,” he said.