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Tory MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour over NHS 'chaos'

Sky News Saturday, 27 April 2024
Conservative MP and former health minister Dan Poulter has defected to Labour.
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News video: Minister defends government as Tory MP defects to Labour

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Policing minister Chris Philp has defended the government's record on the NHS, after former Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter defected to Labour. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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