Defection shows Tory cracks on Europe
Labour MEP Richard Corbett has welcomed Quentin Davies' defection from the Conservatives, citing it as another example of the Tory's Eurosceptic agenda forcing a pro-European out of the party.
Richard said: “Since David Cameron was elected Tory leader, the Conservatives have lurched back into opportunistic Euroscepticism so it is no surprise to see a committed pro-European like Quentin opt to join the Labour Party.
“Cameron is using shallow populism over Europe to paper over the cracks he has created in the grassroots of the Conservative Party and it appears that one of his most serious and experienced politicians has finally said ‘enough is enough' and crossed the floor to a party that knows what they stand for.”
- Joined Labour: Peter Temple Morris MP, Shaun Woodward MP, Alan Howarth MP, Peter Thurnham MP, Robert Jackson MP
- Joined the Lib Dems: Keith Raffan MP, John Stevens MEP, Bill Newton Dunn MEP, Hugh Dykes MP, Emma Nicholson MP, Peter Price MEP, James Moorhouse MEP
- Joined UKIP: Piers Merchant MP
Following his resignation from the Conservative Party, Quentin Davies told the Press Association: “The Conservatives are either wrong - on the NHS, on nuclear power, on Europe , on many things - or they simply do not know what they want or what they believe.”
Quentin Davies was the former Chair of the Conservative Group for Europe
Richard Corbett is a Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber
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