Tory candidate steps down over rape comments after Boris Johnson criticism

BBC Radio Norfolk host Nick Conrad, pictured in 2010. Photograph: Simon Finlay/ArchantA Conservative candidate has stood down after Boris Johnson criticised his remarks from 2014 saying women should keep their “knickers on” to avoid rape.Nick Conrad, a 34-year-old former radio presenter, was chosen on Wednesday evening to stand in the Broadland constituency in Norfolk. However, he withdrew on Thursday night, saying: “It has become clear to me that the media attention on my prev