A Tory MP has said he is endorsing Labour at the upcoming general election in a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak.
Mark Logan – who represented Bolton North East for the Tories until Parliament’s dissolution on Thursday – told the BBC that Labour could “bring back optimism into British life”, while he described the Conservatives as “unrecognisable” from the party he joined a decade ago.
Mr Logan is standing down at the 4 July general election – but, asked if he would run for Labour in the future, he said: "I wouldn't rule out coming back into public life."
The Conservative Party hit back at its former Tory MP shortly after the announcement, with a spokesperson accusing Mr Logan of defecting to a party “he can’t even name a single policy of”.
It comes as the latest weekly tracker poll conducted by Techne UK for The Independent sees Labour still on 45 percent with a huge 24 point lead over the Tories.
The company’s chief executive Michela Morizzo described Sir Keir’s party as enjoying a “dominant” lead despite the row engulfing Labour over the future of Diane Abbott and a purge of leftwingers in the party.
