Bolton councillor welcomes MP Dan Poulter’s Labour defection

Cllr Sean Fielding, who’s Bolton Council’s cupboard member for well being, praised feedback made in an Observer interview with MP Dan Poulter, who introduced he had defected to the Labour Get together on Saturday, April 27.

In an interview with the Observer, Mr Poulter, who’s MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, mentioned he wouldn’t be in search of re-election on the forthcoming basic election – however that he would take the Labour whip till then.

He has been an MP since 2010, and the 45-year-old first entered politics for the Tories as a councillor in 2006, however has stop the occasion over its dealing with of the NHS.

Mr Poulter, a advisor psychiatrist who continues to work within the NHS alongside his MP position, mentioned he “discovered it more and more tough to look my NHS colleagues within the eye, my sufferers within the eye, and my constituents within the eye with good conscience” as a Conservative.

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He additionally praised Labour occasion coverage on the NHS, saying it could possibly be trusted to ship reforms to the well being service to deliver it ‘again on its ft’.

Cllr Sean Fielding praised Mr Poulter’s defection (Picture: Jack Fifield, Newsquest)

Cllr Sean Fielding mentioned: “I’m happy that Mr Poulter has recognised that Labour is the one occasion with a coherent coverage on well being, and which desires to type out the social determinants of well being equivalent to poverty and poor housing.

“As a ward councillor, I’ve visited too many constituents the place damp houses are making them ailing or poorly insulated housing is placing them in gasoline poverty, so that they don’t find the money for to take care of themselves.

“Fixing this stuff would save a lot cash in the long term by stopping individuals from getting so ailing that they want to enter hospital.

“Dan’s expertise as a hospital physician means he is aware of his stuff and can be a useful advisor to the Labour Get together forward of the following basic election.”

The Conservative Get together mentioned the defection was “disappointing” and defended its document on NHS funding, whereas Labour chief Keir Starmer welcomed Mr Poulter into the Labour ranks.

When you’ve got a narrative, I cowl the entire borough of Bolton. Please get in contact at jack.fifield@newsquest.co.uk.