New Delhi, July 21 -- Kate Kniveton, former UK MP, has gone public with harrowing allegations of rape and domestic abuse by her ex-husband, Andrew Griffiths, a former Tory minister, the Metro reported.

In a new ITV documentary, Breaking The Silence: Kate's Story, Kniveton says Griffiths repeatedly raped her, once assaulted her while she was asleep, and screamed at their newborn to "shut the f* up"** during a night feed.

"Nobody would believe you, Kate. I'm the MP here. I've got a great relationship with the police, they all think I'm the blue-eyed boy," he would say when she threatened to go to the police.

Kniveton, who represented Burton from 2019 to 2024 after taking over Griffiths' seat, said she endured 10 years of abuse, followed ...