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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Tristan Kirk

London councillor who defected to Reform from Tories quits as CPS prosecutor after explosive remarks

Councillor Laila Cunningham - (Reform UK)

A Reform councillor in London has resigned from her role as a CPS prosecutor after making a series of outspoken remarks while dramatically defecting from the Conservatives.

Laila Cunningham, who represents Lancaster Gate on Westminster City Council, crossed the floor to Nigel Farage’s party and hit out at both Labour and the Tories, saying they had failed on crime and immigration.

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