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Josh Salisbury

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: One-time Jeremy Corbyn supporter named deputy Tory chairman

Tory MP Lee Anderson

(Picture: UK Parliament/PA)

Rishi Sunak has appointed a former Labour councillor as the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party.

Lee Anderson, Tory MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire since 2019, was previously a Labour councillor in the area but defected to the Conservatives in 2018.

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