The former Labour and Change UK MP says she is joining the Liberal Democrats 'at a time of national crisis'.
Angela Smith has moved to the Liberal Democrats after three months of sitting as an independent MP.
She was one of 11 MPs who left Labour and the Conservatives to form the Change UK group in February, but left the group in June to sit as an independent MP. The MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge becomes the third MP to join the Liberal Democrats in a week after Luciana Berger and Philip Lee defected.Ms Smith joined the Lib Dems because she believes both Labour and the Conservatives are"in the grip of extremists", the Sunday Times reported.In a blog post for the party published on Saturday, the former Labour MP called for more inclusive and tolerant politics as well as fighting against Brexit.
She wrote:"Our country deserves better than this. At a time of national crisis, people deserve a better choice than the two old parties.
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