In 2005, he contested Denton and Reddish[10] at the general election; in 2010, he fought Wakefield,[11] and in 2015, at short notice, he stood for Leeds North West.
[12] At the next election, his candidacy in the marginal Wakefield constituency saw Story finish less than 2,000 votes behind the incumbent Labour MP.
[17] After the elevation of MEP Timothy Kirkhope to the House of Lords in October 2016, Story was asked by the region's returning officer to take the vacant seat.
[citation needed] Story has written for publications such as The Daily Telegraph,[24] and City A.M..[25] On 5 November 2017, the Conservative MP for Tamworth, Chris Pincher, resigned as Comptroller of the Household (Assistant Whip) and voluntarily referred himself to the Conservative Party's complaints procedure and the police after Story said that he was previously the subject of unwanted sexual advances from Pincher.
[a][26] Pincher said that "I do not recognise either the events or the interpretation placed on them" and that "if Mr Story has ever felt offended by anything I said then I can only apologise to him".
[26] On 23 December 2017, the Conservative Party's investigating panel determined that Pincher had not breached the code of conduct.