Tory MP defects to Labour after saying he ‘can’t look people in the eye’
27-04-2024 18:33 via metro.co.uk

Tory MP defects to Labour after saying he ‘can’t look people in the eye’

Caption: Dr Daniel Poulter, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health speaks during The Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference 2013 at the Telford International Centre.
Photographer: Joe Giddens
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Copyright: PA Archive/PA Images(Credits: PA)Tory MP Dan Poulter has announced he is quitting the Conservatives and joining Labour.The former health minister told the Observer the Tories no longer value public services, and says he could no lon
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