SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019‘He’ll break the party’
PM’s majority in balance as pro-EU Tories hint at defection
One more defection would leave Boris Johnson with a minority government (PA)
BENJAMIN KENTISH
Boris Johnson has been warned that his governing majority could vanish overnight as more Conservative
MPs consider defecting to other parties or sitting as independents. One former minister has warned he “will
break the party”.
The Conservatives’ majority in the House of Commons was cut to just one after they lost the Brecon and
Radnorshire seat to the Liberal Democrats in Thursday’s by-election.
Jo Swinson’s party overturned a majority of more than 8,000 to win the seat from Tory MP Chris Davies by
a margin of 1,425. Mr Davies faced the by-election after a successful recall petition following his conviction
for filing false expenses.