Lee Anderson should call a by-election after defecting to Reform

Lee Anderson, who has defected from the Tories to Reform, is about to find out that switching parties is not an easy thing to do. Politics is so tribal that most politicians are inclined to stick with ‘their side’ no matter what. When they change sides, it’s worth asking why.

Having once been a Conservative MP in a solid blue constituency, who made the decision to join Ukip – which at the time had never won a........

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