Conservative MP Dan Poulter quits Labor in latest blow to Rishi Sunak – as the former health secretary says as a Tory he found it “increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye”.
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WSTPost— Conservative MP Dan Poulter has defected to Labor in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak's government. The former health secretary, who works part-time as a doctor, said that as a Tory he had found it “increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye”. He claimed the Conservatives were not prioritizing public services and said they no longer had a "compassionate attitude towards supporting the disadvantaged in society". Dr. Poulter added that he had “no animosity” towards Rishi Sunak but...
Daily Mail—as ex-health minister says he found it 'increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye' while being a Tory. The ex-health minister, who works part time as a doctor, said he found it 'increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye' while being a Tory
The Independent—Former Tory minister defects to Labour over NHS crisis in fresh blow for Sunak. Dr Dan Poulter, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, says he could no longer look his NHS colleagues in the eye and remain a Tory
BBC News—Rishi Sunak to blame for Tory 'chaos', Ben Houchen says. The re-elected Conservative Tees Valley mayor says many Tories are fighting "like rats in a sack".