Jon Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister Without Portfolio, said:

“This latest defection shows more than ever there is a revolving door between UKIP and the Tories. Conservative MPs defect to UKIP and UKIP MEPs flee back the other way when Nigel Farage says they have questions to answer. UKIP and Tories share policies as well as people - both parties want to increase NHS privatisation and cut taxes for those at the very top. All that’s clear is that neither party can be trusted to stand up for hardworking families.”

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