Tory MP Christian Wakeford has defected to the Labour Party and called on Boris Johnson to quit as prime minister.
Wakeford took the Bury South seat from Labour at the 2019 general election by just 402 votes.
But he will now sit as a Labour MP, with his new party leader, Sir Keir Starmer, offering him a "warm welcome."
Some conservatives suggested he should have resigned, triggering a by-election, but others have "crossed the floor" in Parliament before, establishing precedent.
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