Cooper: Reform defection shows "the mask has slipped"

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Former Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris, who was roundly criticised in 2017 after using the N-word at a public event, has defected to the Reform party and will lead for them on social care policy.

Responding, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:

"The mask has slipped, exposing Farage's hollow claims of dragging his party into the mainstream. That Reform is embracing someone who has used such abhorrent language speaks volumes: they are the company they keep.

"Ms Morris' constituents already made their views clear when they ejected her at the general election in favour of a hardworking local Liberal Democrat champion. The public will view Farage's decision to elevate someone with such an appalling track record to the core of the Reform party with similar contempt."

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