Wannabe Tory MP Adam Gregg, who has rubbed shoulders with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has withdrawn from the election race – saying the ‘events were of their time’

Christ, they’ll be no Tories left at this rate. Although, that’s not a bad thing.

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    the “events were of their time and I can understand how they could be viewed differently in today’s world”.

    Ah yes, the days of 2006, when paedophilia was perfectly normal.

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    Elsewhere, Gregg was pictured online in 2016 holding roses next to the winner of “Miss Roadblock” at a kids night. And a flyer for the event for 13 to 17 year-olds in Hull in 2016 requested: “All ladies please arrive stunning!” The £5-a-head event was billed as having “The most up for it Crowd”, promising the “Miss Roadblock 2016” winner would get a professional photoshoot and beauty makeover.

    Ah yes, those far away times of…less than a decade ago.

    Also wtf is a “miss roadblock” contest?

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      None of that seems inappropriate, I don’t really get what the problem is. These were just like, social nights for teenagers.

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        I suspect publishing pictures of under age kids is the issue. It does sound like a slightly more clubby school disco and I assume these were alcohol and drug free events with only children and vetted adults on site?

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    As of Friday, when the deadline for candidates closed, the Tories had got candidates into all but one of the UK seats (and a few in NI). With this rush to get slots filled, it was obvious that there would be a few repeats of what happened with Labour in Rochdale in February, because they had so clearly picked whoever was available just so they had someone in each seat. I rather suspect this is the first of several withdrawals we’ll see over the next week or two - probably another Tory or two, and almost certainly a couple from Reform as well.