An MP who is not contesting her seat at the election has quit the Conservatives after she was suspended for supporting the Reform candidate in her constituency.
Lucy Allan, the outgoing MP for Telford, said on X she was supporting Alan Adams, who is standing for the rival Reform Party, to be the next constituency MP.
Ms Allan, who has represented Telford since 2015, told the PA News Agency she had quit the Conservatives so she could support Adams.
“I have resigned from the Conservative Party to support Alan Adams to be Telford’s next MP,” she said.
“I have known Alan for many years and he is genuinely the best person for the job. I want the best for Telford and I can’t just let the Labour candidate have a walkover.”
Ms Allan is one of 78 Tory MPs who are not standing at the election.
Her decision to back Reform will pile further pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is facing criticism for the way the Conservative campaign has been conducted so far and for a serious of communications mishaps – including a visit to the Titanic quarter in Belfast wearing a life jacket.
Helen Morgan, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, said: “The Conservatives are in complete meltdown. Every day on their campaign trail ends in chaos and calamity.
“From gimmicky policy announcements to an MP exodus to MPs holidaying during the election, the Conservatives are in freefall.
“The Liberal Democrats are on the up, across the country, we’re taking the fight to the Conservatives as they fight like rats in a sack.”
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