Red Wall Tory MP defects to Labour as Boris Johnson prepares for PMQs
Labour leader Keir Starmer has welcomed Christian Wakeford, the MP for Bury.
Labour leader Keir Starmer has welcomed Christian Wakeford, the MP for Bury.
It comes as new polling shows the chancellor holds a 28-point lead over Liz Truss among Conservative members.
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"I moved to England because of its tolerance and open-mindedness. So when I started to see the posters on the windows, when I started to hear Nigel Farage demonising the foreigners, the hatred and racism that was now in plain sight, I started to feel uncomfortable."
'You can't be found guilty if they don't ask the question': Seasoned barrister explains how Sue Gray's report could let the prime minister off the hook.
"The combination between Brexit and Covid was lethal for a European living in the UK,” he told The London Economic.
The culture secretary made the announcement in the Mail on Sunday, who hit out at the BBC's 'left-wing bias'.
“Does the Prime Minister really understand why people are angry?”
A source who worked closely with her said “she literally wrote the rules” on lockdowns.
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