Conservative Candidate for Greater Manchester Mayoral Election Defects to Reform UK

The Conservative candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election has defected to Reform UK, just weeks after Lee Anderson made the same move. Dan Barker said this morning that he is "delighted" to be making the move to Reform UK - which he describes as the "new home of conservatism". "Reform represents the ordinary people of this country," he added. In a statement, the party said: "Reform is delighted that Dan Barker has joined us.

He is an excellent candidate and will be a great representative for Reform and Manchester." He knows that today, if you believe in the future of this city, and this country, then Reform is to the future, as the Tories are to the past." The political figure, from the town of Sale, was selected to be the Conservative candidate in December of last year. The Manchester mayoral election will take place on 2 May. This move comes just weeks after Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK, making him their first MP. At a Reform UK press conference Richard Tice, leader of the Nigel Farage-founded party, announced the former Tory was defecting to his part

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