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| Former Lib Dem peer Zahida Manzoor joins Tories | |
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| Theresa May’s leadership has persuaded a former Lib Dem peer to switch to the Tories. | Theresa May’s leadership has persuaded a former Lib Dem peer to switch to the Tories. |
| Zahida Manzoor said she was impressed by the prime minister’s talk of promoting social mobility. | Zahida Manzoor said she was impressed by the prime minister’s talk of promoting social mobility. |
| “Leaving the Lib Dems, where I’ve been a member for three years in the House of Lords, was tough, but it was the right thing to do. I could not support the leadership of a party that calls itself democratic and then refuses to acknowledge the will of the people in a referendum,” she said. | “Leaving the Lib Dems, where I’ve been a member for three years in the House of Lords, was tough, but it was the right thing to do. I could not support the leadership of a party that calls itself democratic and then refuses to acknowledge the will of the people in a referendum,” she said. |
| “Theresa May’s vision of a Britain that works for everyone, and her clear leadership over Brexit, now make the Conservatives a natural home for me and millions of people like me, from all communities across the UK. | “Theresa May’s vision of a Britain that works for everyone, and her clear leadership over Brexit, now make the Conservatives a natural home for me and millions of people like me, from all communities across the UK. |
| “As Britain embarks on a new journey, outside the EU but reaching out to trade with the world, and as we really begin addressing the problems of social mobility at home, I look forward to helping play my part as a Conservative,” Lady Manzoor added. | “As Britain embarks on a new journey, outside the EU but reaching out to trade with the world, and as we really begin addressing the problems of social mobility at home, I look forward to helping play my part as a Conservative,” Lady Manzoor added. |