Red Wall Tory Mp Defects To Labour

[ichkeria]

A one-off?

[ichkeria]

From BBC
“ One of the 2019 intake of Tory MPs has walked out of the party to join the Labour benches.

Christian Wakeford, who took the red wall seat of Bury South in the last election, had already called for Boris Johnson to go, revealing he had put in a letter of no confidence last week.

But he has now quit the party and joined Labour.”

[dannyk13]

A one-off?
I think that depends on what happens to Boris. If he stays then there might be more defections.

[ToraToraTora]

Red waller trying to save his April, nothing to see here.

[ichkeria]

It’s one fewer Tory MP to vote against him :-)

[Stickybottle]

One minister said :
“I don’t believe we will get to 54. It is a big number. You would need to see more people coming out publicly. People need to calm down. We would look like a bunch of numpties on the world stage if we got rid of the PM over a drinks party.”

They really are so out of touch that they cannot see the mood of the public and how angry they are

[ToraToraTora]

The red wallers will be thinking they can hang on to their seat if they join Rodders in time for them to vote labour again. Probably would have happened anyway regardless of party gate.

[ichkeria]

“Red waller trying to save his April, nothing to see here”

You are confident Labour will regain Bury South whenever then Tora :-)

[Ellipsis]

I guess that letter of no confidence he put in last week is now in the recycling ...

[dannyk13]

ich//Question AuthorIt’s one fewer Tory MP to vote against him :-)//
But is it? He was a Tory MP when he submitted his letter.

[Stickybottle]

ToraToraTora
Red waller trying to save his April, nothing to see here.
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Not the only Tory looking to save his bacon is he ?

[royfromaus]

Should be a by election and if there was a by election why would Labour choose him as a candidate?
Self preservation and 5 minutes of fame.

[ichkeria]

“ But is it? He was a Tory MP when he submitted his letter.”

Well I may be wrong but I don’t imagine they’ll allow him a vote if it comes to it (!)

[ichkeria]

If there was a by election (not sure the Conservatives would relish that) then Mr Wakefield would be the Labour candidate

[ichkeria]

He’s the sitting MP

[ichkeria]

Wakeford sorry

[ToraToraTora]

he and others did not expect win in 2019, not surprising that they are desperate to hold on to the Salary.

[Stickybottle]

Have to laugh at JRM having the affront to wear a tartan face mask at PMQs
He certainly knows how to stir the pot

[Stickybottle]

For once Starmer is giving a decent account of himself tbh

[ichkeria]

Great gag from Sir Keir about Tory backbenchers being told to bring their own booze.
He looks like a cat who has just been handed a pot of Lancashire cream.

Provocative gag ineed from JRM Sticky :-)

[andy-hughes]

Stickybottle - // One minister said :
“I don’t believe we will get to 54. It is a big number. You would need to see more people coming out publicly. People need to calm down. We would look like a bunch of numpties on the world stage if we got rid of the PM over a drinks party.” //

Like at least one AB'er, the minister seeks to minimise the issue by referring to it as 'a drinks party'.

He, and everyone else, knows full well that attending a drinks party is not an issue - unless you are part of the government that has just passed a law banning the population from attending drinks parties.