Conservative MP Daniel Poulter defects to Labour

Former minister and Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter has quit the party to join Labour.

In an exclusive TV interview, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he could no longer “look people in the eye” and stay on as a Conservative.

Dr Poulter, who works part time as a doctor, said that Conservatives were no longer focused on public services.

He said the country needed a general election as soon as possible.