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Bury MP Christian Wakeford resigns from Conservative Party to join Labour

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  • ⬇️ Bury South's MP has dramatically resigned from the Conservative Party and applied to join Labour
  • ⬇️ Earlier today it was revealed that Christian Wakeford had sent a letter of no confidence to the Conservatives' 1922 Committee
  • ⬇️ And now he has written to David Nuttall, chairman of Bury South Conservatives, to tender his resignation from the Tory party
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