In a further setback to Rishi Sunak and his shaky campaign, the Conservative MP Lucy Allan has been suspended from the party for her declaration that she will support Reform UK in the general election.
The Conservatives suspended the MP for Telford, who announced her retirement last year.
She was suspended after she posted a tweet indicating that she would support her local Reform candidate in the upcoming election.
Richard Tice, the leader of Reform UK, expressed his appreciation for Allan’s assistance.
The Conservative MP tweeted a link to the website of Alan Adams, the party’s local candidate, to enable individuals to contribute to his campaign.
According to the Conservative party, she has been suspended.
A spokesperson announced that Lucy Allan has been suspended from the party with immediate effect.
“The citizens of Telford are now afforded the opportunity to vote for a new candidate who is dedicated and diligent, and who will prioritize Telford’s interests.”
A vote for Reform is a vote for Keir Starmer.
Allan stated that she had already resigned from the Conservatives in order to support Adams over the Tory candidate, Hannah Campbell.
Allan declared, “I have resigned from the Conservative party in order to endorse Alan Adams as the next Member of Parliament for Telford.”
Alan is actually the most qualified candidate for the position, and I have known him for a number of years.
I am committed to the best interests of Telford and cannot allow the Labour candidate to have an easy victory.
In 2019, she secured Telford with a majority of 10,941, whereas the Conservatives won by a mere 720 votes in 2017.
She previously won the seat in 2015 with a majority of 730.
After Lee Anderson, the former deputy chair, joined Tice’s party this year, Allan is the second Tory MP to declare their support for Reform.
He was suspended from the Conservative Party for his refusal to retract his assertion that Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London under the Labour Party, was under the control of Islamists.
Reform sources verified that Allan had communicated with the party regarding her potential support.
Reform, which has been polling at over 10%, will benefit from her endorsement.
However, the party suffered a setback last week when Nigel Farage announced that he would not be running for the party.
Prior to the Reform leader, Richard Tice, commencing the party’s general election campaign at a press conference in London, the former Ukip leader made his announcement on X hours.
Farage tweeted, “I have given it a lot of thought as to whether I should participate in the forthcoming general election.”
I am a fervent advocate for Richard Tice’s leadership and encourage electors to place their faith in him and Lee Anderson, the party’s sole MP, in my capacity as honorary president of Reform UK.
I am willing to contribute to the campaign, but it is not the appropriate time for me to make a more substantial contribution.