The Conservatives faced another blow this afternoon after Reform UK revealed another defection following Lee Anderson’s announcement earlier this month. The party has announced that Dan Barker, the Tories own candidate for Manchester Mayor, has switched parties with just weeks before Mancunians
Former deputy chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, has defected to the smaller right-wing Reform U.K. Party. Anderson was suspended from Parliament for suggesting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by Islamists. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced Anderson’s comments on
Former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan has defected to Alex Salmond’s Alba party. The MSP, 49, said she decided to move over after ‘incresing disillusionment’ with the SNP’s leadership. She also cited the party’s ‘wavering commitment’ to Scottish independence as a reason
President Biden’s sexual assault accuser Tara Reade has reportedly defected to Moscow after fearing she might end up in prison or dead, but an expert has suggested that the reports amount to little more than trumped-up propaganda from Moscow. “Tara Reade is
A former communications officer in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s elite secretive security service has defected after deciding he could not work for a “war criminal” following the invasion of Ukraine. Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight to Turkey and fled Russia with his
Paranoid Vladimir Putin stays “in his bunker” for fear of assassination attempts, according to a Russian defector who described the despot as a “war criminal”. Gleb Karakulov, 35, is a captain in the Federal Guard Service, known as the FGS or FSO,
Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, Team Cuba’s bullpen catcher for the World Baseball Classic, defected in Miami on Monday, a day after his team lost to Team USA in the semifinals at loanDepot Park. Prieto did not show up for the team’s flight to
It was just weeks ago that golfer Brendan Steele said he wasn’t interested in joining LIV Golf. Now, reports say he will be joining the Saudi Arabia-backed tour. Prior to The American Express PGA Tour event, Steele spoke on a conference call,
A former ally of Boris Johnson has defected to Labour, citing the party’s alleged “f*** business” attitude. Iain Anderson, who was named as an ‘LGBT business champion’ in Boris Johnson’s government in September 2021, has turned his back on the party after