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Partygate offers a ‘turning point’ for Labour, says Tony Blair

Exclusive: The former prime minister believes his party should polish its pitch for former Boris Johnson supporters

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s policy on Brexit is fully aligned with the Tories

Letters: The Labour leader must not be allowed to shrug off the negative impacts of Brexit, says Graham Webb. Plus letters from Chris Webster and John Richardson

The Guardian - UK

Emily Sheffield: With Dominic Cummings and Jeremy Hunt waiting to strike, Boris Johnson can’t rest easy

Boris Johnson may have woken in the before-dawn hours yesterday to enjoy a moment of respite. His spirited performance at PMQs had showed the Old Dog had fight in him yet, while Christian Wakeford crossing the floor to Labour had momentarily galvanised his despairing MPs. Even David Davis’s harpoon —…

Evening Standard

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Labour can’t afford to turn its nose up at defectors. To win, it needs them

Christian Wakeford’s journey across the aisle may be hard to swallow. But Keir Starmer still needs to welcome him aboard, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Tories warned party faces ‘death of 1,000 cuts’ if Johnson not ousted

Former Brexit secretary David Davis told the Prime Minister to quit shortly after one of the party’s newest MPs defected to Labour.

The Independent UK

Big Dog’s contempt comes back to bite him

At PMQs Boris Johnson tried to bluff through a defection, Keir Starmer’s ridicule and David Davis’s Cromwellian condemnation

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson hit by Red Wall MP’s defection to Labour

Christian Wakeford said his decision was about more than just partygate and the Prime Minister’s ‘disgraceful’ behaviour.

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer seizes control over MP selections as clash with Labour Left looms

Labour is set to impose strict spending limits on selection campaigns and hand sweeping controls to Labour's ruling National Executive Committee in moves which cut back trade union power

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson told to resign and Tory MP defects: Key moments and announcements from PMQs you may have missed

The Prime Minister faced questions from MPs in the House of Commons today

Liverpool Echo

Why mentioning The Queen saw Labour's Sir Keir Starmer slapped down while challenging Boris Johnson

Speaker ruled that no questions about the sovereign can be raised before Parliament

Wales Online

Boris Johnson faces repeated calls to quit during bruising PMQs session

The Prime Minister had already been rocked by defection of backbench MP Christian Wakeford to the Labour Party minutes before the session.

The Independent UK

David Davis tells Boris Johnson ‘in the name of God, go’ at chaotic PMQs

Tory grandee calls on Johnson to resign at PMQs featuring fierce exchanges between PM and Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Deluded Boris Johnson rages he'll WIN next election despite Tory plots and PMQs mauling

Boris Johnson said he would stay and fight the next election despite a battering from Keir Starmer, Tory MPs lining up to topple him, a Red Wall MP defecting to Labour and David Davis telling him: “In the name of God, go!”

Daily Mirror

Ex-Tory MP Christian Wakeford's full letter to Boris Johnson as he defects to Labour

As Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to step down amid Partygate, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford has written a letter to the Prime Minister branding him 'disgraceful' as he defects to Labour. Here's Wakeford's letter in full

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Labour might just be in luck: but it isn’t enough that Keir Starmer isn’t Boris Johnson

Being the leader of the Opposition used to be the hardest job in British politics. Not any more, suckers! Every few hours bring fresh hell for our beleaguered Prime Minister. Yesterday afternoon the Ghanaian government threw industrial levels of shade on the Government’s mad, bad idea of sending thousands of…

The Independent UK

Floundering Boris Johnson says questions about No 10 party are ‘wasting people’s time’

PM refuses to say when he become aware staff had concerns about lockdown event

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hit by defection of MP to Labour just before PMQs

Christian Wakeford said the UK needed a government that “upholds the highest standards of integrity and probity”.

The Independent UK

Christian Wakeford: Read full statement as Tory MP joins Labour with attack on PM’s ‘disgraceful’ behaviour

‘Both you and the Conservative Party have shown themselves incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves,’ defector tells Boris Johnson

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Manchester Evening News

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford DEFECTS to Labour in protest against 'disgraceful' Boris Johnson

The MP has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour, blaming PM’s ‘disgraceful’ conduct

Bury South MP says Tory policies ‘doing nothing’ to help constituents, piling further pressure on Boris Johnson

Daily Record

Tory MP defects to Labour in devastating blow to Boris Johnson ahead of Prime Minister's Questions

Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomed Tory defector Christian Wakeford across the floor of the Commons.

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour saying Boris Johnson 'incapable of leadership'

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who was only elected to the 'Red Wall' seat in 2019, has abandoned the Tories for Labour in a seismic move as the Prime Minister faces a possible vote of no confidence

The Independent UK

Christian Wakeford: Tory MP defects to Labour moments before PMQs

Wakeford accuses PM of ‘disgraceful’ leadership in recent weeks

Wales Online

Conservative MP defects to Labour saying Boris is incapable of leadership

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed MP Christian Wakeford’s defection

The Guardian - UK

UK Covid: end to England’s plan B measures next week ‘a milestone, not a finish line’, says Sajid Javid – as it happened

Health secretary confirms face mask mandate and working from home guidance will end in England

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