Conservative MP Lucy Allan suspended for backing Reform UK

MP for Telford, who is standing down at general election, tweeted support for Alan Adams in further blow to Rishi Sunak

The Conservative MP Lucy Allan has been suspended from the party after saying she will back Reform UK at the general election, in a further blow to Rishi Sunak and his faltering campaign.

The MP for Telford, who announced last year that she was standing down, was suspended from the Conservatives after posting a tweet saying she would support her local Reform candidate in the coming contest.