Sarah Wollaston: Ex-Conservative MP defects to the Liberal Democrats – Sky News
The Liberal Democrats have gained another MP after former Conservative Sarah Wollaston joined their ranks. Her move brings the number of MPs representing parliament’s fourth-biggest party up to 14, following swiftly on from the recent election of Janet Dodds in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. Dr Wollaston, chair of the influential Commons health select committee, said she was “delighted” to be joining a “fantastic team” which was “unequivocally making the case for us to remain at the heart of Europe”. Image: Wollaston was among the MPs who joined The Independent Group in February Welcoming her, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson said the pair had “worked together for many months to fight to stop Brexit”. She added the party was “growing” and was the “strongest” option for Remainers. Dr Wollaston had defected with two other Tories , Heidi Allen and Anna Soubry, to The Independent Group in February. At the time, she used her speech to attack the...