UK: Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen joins the Liberal Democrats

Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen has joined the Liberal Democrats, the party has said.

Ms Allen, a committed Remainer, said she was joining the Lib Dems as the other main parties had turned their backs on the "liberal progressive centre ground".

The South Cambridgeshire MP has been sitting as an independent since quitting the Change UK group in June.

She takes the Lib Dem tally in the Commons to 19.

"Now is the time to stand shoulder to shoulder with, not just alongside, those I have collaborated and found shared values with," Ms Allen said.

"Shifting to the extremes, the Conservatives and Labour have turned their backs on the liberal, progressive centre ground our country is crying out for.



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