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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Tory whips threatened to cancel new school if I didn’t vote the right way, says defector MP Christian Wakeford

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An MP who defected from the Conservative party has said Tory whips threatened to scrap a new school in his constituency if he did not vote the right way in parliament.

Christian Wakeford’s claim came after another Tory MP spoke out about about alleged “blackmail” of his colleagues by Downing Street and said the police could be called.

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