Broker turned Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour

Christian Wakeford MP

Wakeford says the best interests of his constituents are better served by the Labour Party as he slams Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservatives for being "incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves".

Former insurance broker Christian Wakeford MP has resigned from the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.

Wakeford, the MP for Bury South, has also publicly called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign amid accusations that the PM had misled MPs about attending parties at Downing Street during the UK-wide coronavirus lockdown.

Resignation
As first reported in the Bury Times, Wakeford said in his resignation letter that he had reached the conclusion that the “best interests of my

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