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Tory MP claims No 10 ‘blackmailing’ rebels as Wakeford says funding was threatened before he defected – as it happened

Latest updates: Christian Wakeford says he was threatened with funding loss; William Wragg urges alleged victims to speak to police

The Guardian - UK

London politics latest news: Tory whips threatened to cut school funding, claims Labour defector

Tory defector Christian Wakeford has claimed that funding for a school in his constituency would be cut if he voted against the Government.

Evening Standard

‘It feels a bit ridiculous’: Bury South on Christian Wakeford’s defection to Labour

In Prestwich town centre, voters from across the political spectrum would like to see their MP tested at the polls

The Guardian - UK

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Partygate: Boris Johnson clings on despite demand to 'in the name of God, go'

Former Brexit secretary David Davis warned Tories the party faces ‘dying a death of 1,000 cuts’ if MPs do not swiftly oust the Prime Minister

Wales Online

Partygate: Boris Johnson clings on despite demand to ‘in the name of God, go’

Former Brexit secretary David Davis warned Tories the party faces ‘dying a death of 1,000 cuts’ if MPs do not swiftly oust the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson clinging to power amid anxious wait to see if vote triggered to oust him

Boris Johnson faces a wait to see if enough Tory MPs demand a no-confidence vote in his premiership. During Prime Minister's Question, David Davis called for the PM to resign

Daily Mirror

'The game is up for Boris Johnson after Christian Wakeford defected to Labour'

David Davis showed the contempt with which Boris Johnson is now held by comparing him to Neville Chamberlain as he called for his resignation, telling him: 'In the name of God, go'

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'Boris Johnson's departure is inevitable, now it's just a matter of when he goes'

During Prime Minister's Questions, Boris Johnson was told by David Davis to resign. Just before that, Christian Wakeford announced his defection to the Labour Party

Daily Mirror

Tories warned by David Davis that party faces ‘death of 1,000 cuts’ if Boris Johnson not ousted

Former Brexit secretary told the Prime Minister to quit on Wednesday shortly after one of the party’s newest MPs defected to Labour.

Evening Standard

A day of anger and defection keeps the partygate scandal boiling

‘In the name of God, go!’ said one top Tory, but some think there has been pause for thought about toppling Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Bury South voters react to Christian Wakeford's defection: 'We should have a by-election'

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford has defected to the Labour Party just moments before Boris Johnson arrived in the House of Commons for Prime Minister's Questions

Daily Mirror

New Labour MP Christian Wakeford says Tories 'trying to defend the indefensible' and Boris Johnson 'running out of road'

'There's been far too many issues where I've felt we've been on the wrong side'

Manchester Evening News

Tories warned party faces ‘death of 1,000 cuts’ if Johnson not ousted

Former Brexit secretary David Davis told the Prime Minister to quit shortly after one of the party’s newest MPs defected to Labour.

The Independent UK

Who is Christian Wakeford? First Tory MP for 15 years to defect to Labour

Last year Mr Wakeford admitted to swearing at rule-breaking Tory MP Owen Paterson's face saying he was angry and on codeine

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Manchester Evening News

"He’s trying to dodge behind the red rose. It's a real mess": Voters in Prestwich divided over defecting MP Wakeford

Mr Wakeford crossed the floor today

The Independent UK

Christian Wakeford: Who is the Tory MP who defected to Labour?

Wakeford won Bury South with a majority of just 402 votes in 2019

The Guardian - UK

MPs who moved across political spectrum

Christian Wakeford follows Sam Gyimah and Anna Soubry who both left the Conservative party

Manchester Evening News

What happens when an MP defects and will there be a by-election in Bury South?

Christian Wakeford defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party after calling on Boris Johnson to resign

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The Independent UK

‘I never knew why he was a Tory’: Bury South reacts to Christian Wakeford’s defection

Constituents appear to welcome shift: ‘if you have any sense of morality, you don’t want to be associated with this government and how it’s behaved over the last couple of months’

The Guardian - UK

The 2019ers: Tory unease as some of party’s newest MPs turn on Boris Johnson

Members of old guard may refer to 2019 intake disparagingly, but they could hold PM’s fate in their hands

Daily Mirror

Christian Wakeford defection sparks Tory fury as Labour hint there'll be no by-election

The Bury South MP accused Boris Johnson and the Tories for being 'incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves'

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hit by Red Wall MP’s defection to Labour

Christian Wakeford said his decision was about more than just partygate and the Prime Minister’s ‘disgraceful’ behaviour.

Daily Mirror

No10 insist it's 'not true' Boris Johnson cried as he begged Tory MPs to keep him

The Prime Minister spoke to a group of Red Wall Tory 2019 MPs hours before Christian Wakeford sensationally defected to the Labour Party.

The Independent UK

Bury South voters react after MP Christian Wakeford defects from Tory to Labour

In Radcliffe, the centre of the constituency, the MP’s office, painted in true-blue Tory colours, was shuttered.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson determined to fight any no confidence vote and next election

The PM resisted calls to resign in the Commons on Wednesday.

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