Tories support MP who had affair

Mr Gray has been North Wilts MP since 1997

James Gray, a Conservative MP who cheated on his wife, was reselected as constituency candidate on Tuesday.

In a ballot of the North Wiltshire Conservative Association, the 52-year-old received the backing of the party members.

He had called for voters to judge him on his record of constituency work.

The father-of-three admitted having an affair while his wife, Sarah, 51, was being treated for breast cancer. They are now divorcing.

A letter signed by two former association chairmen and a former deputy chair had been sent to party members, urging them to vote to deselect Mr Gray.

The MP described the claims against him as the work of "malign" individuals with "personal gripes".