A Tory MP has backed Lee Anderson to win his Ashfield seat on the subsequent common election, prompting requires him to be stripped of the Conservative whip.
Mr Anderson, a Reform UK MP, introduced right now that he is not going to marketing campaign towards 4 Pink Wall Tories on the election, together with Nick Fletcher, as a result of they’re his buddies.
Mr Fletcher, the Tory MP for Don Valley, tweeted in response: “Ashfield has its best champion and I hope they respect what he has completed for his dwelling city and his nation on the subsequent election.”
Mr Fletcher additionally mentioned “we each have to be again in Westminster”.
The Liberal Democrats mentioned Rishi Sunak wanted to “discover his spine and kick Nick Fletcher out of the Conservative Occasion”.
Sources advised The Telegraph that Mr Fletcher was spoken to by Tory whips about his feedback and he subsequently tweeted: “For the avoidance of any doubt in fact I wish to see a Conservative majority Authorities returned on the subsequent election with as many Conservative MPs as potential.
“Lee is a private buddy however we are able to’t danger the harm a Labour Authorities would do to our nation. Simply have a look at what the Labour Council has completed to Doncaster.”
A Tory spokesman mentioned: “Nick has made clear he needs to see as many Conservatives as potential elected. A vote for Reform is a vote to let Keir Starmer into No 10.”
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