The Latest Breaking News from Christian Wakeford

As Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to step down amid Partygate, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford has written a letter to the Prime Minister branding him 'disgraceful' as he defects to Labour. Here's Wakeford's letter in full

The Tory MP defected to the Labour benches minutes before Prime Minister's questions

‘Both you and the Conservative Party have shown themselves incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves,’ defector tells Boris Johnson

The MP has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Bury South MP says Tory policies ‘doing nothing’ to help constituents, piling further pressure on Boris Johnson

Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomed Tory defector Christian Wakeford across the floor of the Commons.

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who was only elected to the 'Red Wall' seat in 2019, has abandoned the Tories for Labour in a seismic move as the Prime Minister faces a possible vote of no confidence

Wakeford accuses PM of ‘disgraceful’ leadership in recent weeks

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed MP Christian Wakeford’s defection