Former Conservative MP Mark Logan has said he is backing Labour at the next general election, saying the party could 'bring back optimism into British life'.
Former Conservative MP Mark Logan has said he is backing Labour at the next general election, saying the party could "bring back optimism into British life". Mr Logan, who represented Bolton North East for the Tories until Parliament dissolved on Thursday, said Labour had been on a "journey" and now offered "centrist politics".He told the BBC the Tory Party was "unrecognisable" from the party he joined a decade ago.
"Follow the LBC live General Election blog for all the twists and turns of the campaign train and listen live to LBC on Global Player, our official app It follows a series of defections during the last Parliament, including the former MP for Dover, Natalie Elphicke, who was on the right of the Tory Party. Meanwhile, Dan Poulter - another former Tory MP - quit the Tories and crossed the aisle to Labour over the current state of the NHS.
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