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Denzil_DC

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4. And ... he's gone.

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2019, 06:10 PM

Nov 2019

General election 2019: Nick Conrad quits as Tory candidate over rape comments

Conservative election candidate Nick Conrad has said he is standing down over "ill-judged comments" he made on the radio about a rape case.

The former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter, 34, had been chosen as the party's candidate for the Broadland seat.

He was criticised for saying in 2014 that women should "keep their knickers on" in an on-air discussion about rape.

Labour had said the comments showed he was not fit to be an MP and should be dropped as a candidate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50341292

Perhaps he should have stuffed his knickers in his cakehole.

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Tory MP Candidate: Women Should 'Keep Their Knickers On' to avoid rape [View all] T_i_B Nov 2019 OP

It's Alan Partridge come to life muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 #1

Selecting Alan Partridge as a PPC would be the most Tory thing ever T_i_B Nov 2019 #2

It's rare to hear a minor radio personality with political ambitions admit to being a latent rapist. Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #3

And ... he's gone. Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #4