Ex-Tory MP ejected from high profile Conservative conference party

Onlookers saw Aaron Bell, the erstwhile MP for Newcastle Under Lyme being ejected from the Conservative Home enactment astatine the yearly bash successful Birmingham

A erstwhile Tory MP was ejected from a high-profile enactment astatine the Conservative Party Conference successful Birmingham.

Former Newcastle-Under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell unexpectedly stepped down arsenic a campaigner for re-election respective weeks into the campaign, for “personal and household reasons”.

He attended the 1922 Committee Party, hosted by the website Conservative Home, connected Sunday night.

But onlookers saw him being asked to permission the bash, and helium did so.

Announcing his determination not to basal successful the predetermination successful May, Mr Bell said his household had made “so galore sacrifices” portion helium was an MP.

“I americium arrogant of the enactment we person done for idiosyncratic constituents, adjacent changing the instrumentality connected behalf of one," helium said.

Later successful the evening the 4 enactment contenders gave 60-second ‘elevator pitch’ speeches astatine the event, held successful Birmingham’s Cube venue.

Mr Bell lives successful Newcastle-Under-Lyme with woman Emily and 3 children.

The Tories' yearly league is being held this week successful Birmingham, wherever the 4 candidates to win Rishi Sunak are mounting retired their stalls.

Labour won the Staffordshire spot successful the general election, with Adam Jogee present sitting arsenic the MP.