A TORY parliamentary candidate’s suitability for office has been called into doubt after she circulated “social media smears and conspiracy theories” about a sick four-year-old and his family.

Warrington North candidate Wendy Maisey has been criticised for sharing a post which alleged that the story of Jack Williment-Barr, a boy left on a hospital floor for hours because there was no available bed, was false.

Jack was rushed to the Leeds General Infirmary last week with suspected pneumonia but was left on the ground for over four hours while he waited for a bed to become free.