Miliband praises Shaun Woodward as former Cabinet Minister (and Tory) announces he’s stepping down
Shaun Woodward, the former Northern Ireland Secretary perhaps best known for defecting from the Tories to Labour in…
Defection
Labour should (within reason) welcome defecting MPs with open arms
Last week rumours circulated (briefly) that Lib Dem MP and stand-up comedian Sarah Teather was considering defecting to…
Yaqoob for Labour? Unlikely – and that’s almost certainly for the best
Last night Respect leader Salma Yaqoob left George Galloway’s party. This followed in the wake of another high…
Brent Lib Dem defects to Labour – says party “betrayed the values that I once shared with them”
A Lib Dem Councillor in the London Borough of Brent has defected to Labour, saying that the Lib…
Lib Dem councillor defects to Labour in Clegg’s back yard
Clive Skelton, who has been a Lib Dem Councillor in Sheffield since 2004, has defected to Labour. Prior…
Councillor defects to Labour from Greens – citing “mud hut” extremists
Devon’s only Green councillor has defected to Labour – and upon leaving Paula Black suggested that some Green…
Councillor defects to Labour from “untrustworthy” Lib Dems
John Mead becomes one of Labour’s newest councillors. He told the Stevenage Comet: “I joined the Liberal Democrats…
Lib Dem candidate defects to Labour two days before election
Just two days before the local elections, a Lib Dem candidate has defected to Labour. Jordan Cooper is the…
Senior local government Lib Dem defects to Labour
The vice-chairman of Cambridge Liberal Democrats has defected to Labour over the government’s “horrendous” policies. Clare Blair, who until recently…
Why I went from Blue to Red
Saturday May 15th 2010 is a day which will stay in my mind for some time. It is…
