Affair Tory gets party support

TORY parliamentary candidate Liz Truss who faced deselection over an affair with a Conservative MP won the backing of local party chiefs today.

David Hills, chairman of South West Norfolk Conservatives, said Ms Truss had the association's "full support".

She was selected last month as the next general election candidate for the safe Conservative seat of South West Norfolk which is being vacated by Christopher Fraser.

However, some local Conservatives were dismayed to learn afterwards that she had had an affair five years ago with married London MP Mark Field.

A meeting of the association is due to be held on 16 November to decide whether she should be deselected. Ms Truss has also received the backing of Tory leader David Cameron.