General election: Wife of Tory MP who resigned over sex text scandal chosen as candidate ...
(World News UK)

The wife of a government minister who was forced to resign over a `sexting` scandal has been selected to stand for his seat in the general election. Kate Griffiths, who is in the process of divorcing former Tory MP Andrew Griffiths, said her experience over the last 18 months had helped her discover `a strength and resilience I didn´t know I had`. She vowed to be a strong advocate for abuse survivors if elected to replace her estranged husband as MP for Burton in Staffordshire. Download the new Indpendent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Mr Griffiths resigned from his position as minister for small business in July last year after it emerged he had sent...