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Tory Manchester Mayoral Candidate Defects To Reform Party

Dan Barker has defected to Reform UK, emphasizing the party's alignment with his values and putting Manchester first.
The exit of former deputy chairman Lee Anderson from the Conservatives to Reform UK follows his refusal to apologize for remarks about Sadiq Khan.
If elected, Barker plans to bring policing under his control, relegating other responsibilities.

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BBC News

Tory Manchester mayor candidate defects to Reform

Dan Barker follows Lee Anderson as another Conservative politician to defect to the party.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK

Dan Barker, who only took up the post three months ago, says he’s delighted to join the new home of conservatismThe Conservative candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election has defected to Richard Tice’s rightwing Reform UK party.Dan Barker was selected only three months ago as the Tory candidate to challenge the incumbent mayor Labour’s Andy Burnham in May’s elections. Continue reading...

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Tory mayor candidate for Greater Manchester defects to the Reform Party

Dan Barker announced the news on social media as he said, ‘Reform represents the ordinary people’

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Top Tory candidate defects to Reform UK hours after new poll bombshell

Reform UK has dealt another blow to the Conservatives after a shocking poll laid bare the Tories' crisis.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Manchester Evening News

Conservative candidate standing for Greater Manchester mayor defects to Reform

The Tories have two weeks to select another candidate

1 month ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Tory Manchester mayoral candidate Dan Barker defects to Reform party

The Conservative candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester has defected to the Reform party as he accused his former party of having “given up” on the north of England.

1 month ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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