India, Jan. 24 -- Former UK politician Philip Young, 49, pleaded guilty to raping his wife, drugging her, and recording her without consent between 2010 and 2013. Five other men have also been charged with various sexual offences against the survivor Joanne Young.

Philip pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court in southeast England to 11 counts each of rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy Joanne, 48, who was also present at the hearing as she waived her legal right to anonymity, AFP reported.

Philip is said to be a former Conservative councillor and admitted 48 of the 56 charges He denied charges of possession of indecent images of children and extreme images. The couple reportedly divorced in 2024.

Philip served a...