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"I'm not a careerist," says politician who switches parties twice in year to whichever one is most likely to advance his career.
He chose the party with a clear line on what he thinks is the most important issue. He's a terrible careerist, it's a bad political move, but it means he can campaign to remain from a stronger platform. May well lose him his seat. Last few months have shown him to be a surprisingly inept politician for someone once tipped as a future leader.
The one thing he is not, is a tribalist, but sadly that seems to be the way our politics is going.
William.
"I'm not a careerist," says politician who switches parties twice in year to whichever one is most likely to advance his career.
Labour got c38,000 votes in Streatham in 2017, compared to the Lib Dems' c3,600.
A by-election would be an excellent way to show you are a committed representative, surely your constituents love you?