Iain Dale quits bid to run for Tories over past comments

Radio presenter says he will not ‘suffer death by 1,000 cuts’ over clip in which he says he did not like living in Kent town

The radio presenter Iain Dale has withdrawn his bid to be the Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells after he was found to have said he did not like the town.

Dale, a longstanding Tory supporter, had resigned his job on LBC to stand as a candidate in the Kent seat but said he was “not willing to suffer death by 1,000 cuts” over his comments.