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A Tory parliamentary candidate still faces the possibility of deselection over an affair she had with a Tory MP more than four years ago. A Tory parliamentary candidate is to face a full deselection vote over an affair she had with a Conservative MP.
South West Norfolk Conservative Association members are reportedly angry Elizabeth Truss did not let them know about the affair with Mark Field. The 400 or so members of South West Norfolk Conservative Association will be asked to take part in a ballot on the future of Elizabeth Truss.
The Association committee discussed the issue in Swaffham, Norfolk. There is reportedly widespread anger that she did not let them know about an affair with MP Mark Field in 2004/05.
The committee decided that Ms Truss's fate should be discussed at a meeting of all association members. The association committee met on Tuesday and decided to put Ms Truss's future to a wider vote.
A party spokesman on Tuesday night said members would decide whether or not to de-select Ms Truss. The mother of two was only chosen as a Tory candidate at the weekend.
'Publicly known' 'A-list' candidate
Ms Truss was only chosen as a Tory candidate at the weekend. Soon afterwards, South West Norfolk Conservative Association members discovered that it had been reported in 2006 that she had had an affair with Mr Field, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster.
Party leader David Cameron said the affair had been "publicly known" and her selection must "go forward". The association's executive committee met in Swaffham, Norfolk, to discuss the future of Ms Truss, one of party leader David Cameron's "A-list" of favoured applicants to become parliamentary candidates.
David Cameron: "The information was publicly known" Chairman Hugh Culver said the committee had decided to hold a full meeting of members, followed by a vote.
After Ms Truss was chosen, constituency association members discovered that it had been widely reported in 2006 that she had been involved in an affair between 2004 and 2005 with Mr Field, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster. Ms Truss refused to comment.
Ms Truss won support from party leader David Cameron, who was asked about the issue at a press conference on Tuesday. She won support from Mr Cameron, who was asked about the issue at a press conference on Tuesday.
Mr Cameron said: "I'm delighted that Elizabeth Truss has been selected. He said: "I'm delighted that Elizabeth Truss has been selected. She's an excellent candidate and I hope that they can go forward with her."
"She's an excellent candidate and I hope that they can go forward with her."
Mr Cameron said Ms Truss's affair had "been publicly known", adding: "I hope they can get on with this selection that they've made and she can be the next MP for South Norfolk."Mr Cameron said Ms Truss's affair had "been publicly known", adding: "I hope they can get on with this selection that they've made and she can be the next MP for South Norfolk."
The candidate said the affair had finished long ago, was in the public domain and was not relevant. Ms Truss, the deputy director of the centre-right think-tank Reform, is a councillor in Greenwich, south-east London. An Oxford graduate, she has also worked for Shell and Cable & Wireless.
She stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 2001 and 2005, contesting the Hemsworth and Calder Valley seats.
She was selected by the Conservative association in Calder Valley after the previous candidate was voted out following claims of misconduct, which were denied.