Tory 大臣 says he 'won't lose sleep' over MP Dan Poulter's defection to 労働 as left-wingers 激突する Keir Starmer for bringing in an 'active 対抗者 of working-class 利益/興味s'

A Tory 大臣 swiped that he 'won't lose sleep' today after the defection of an MP to 労働.

Chris Philp played 負かす/撃墜する the 衝撃 after Dan Poulter, a former health 大臣 and part-time doctor, crossed the 床に打ち倒す.

The move was timed to (打撃,刑罰などを)与える the 最大限 possible 損失 on Rishi Sunak ahead of 地元の 選挙s on Thursday - where the 保守的なs are を締めるd for a 大虐殺.??

Dr Poulter said the Tories were 'failing' the health service and that he could no longer 'look my NHS 同僚s in the 注目する,もくろむ' as a 保守的な.

However, while Keir Starmer trumpeted the defection, left-wingers were いっそう少なく happy. Corbynite 圧力団体 勢い branded Dr Po ulter an 'active 対抗者 of working-class 利益/興味s'.?

Chris Philp played down the impact after Dan Poulter, a former health minister and part-time doctor, crossed the floor. He is pictured signing his Labour membership card

Chris Philp played 負かす/撃墜する the 衝撃 after Dan Poulter, a former health 大臣 and part-time doctor, crossed the 床に打ち倒す. He is pictured 調印 his 労働 会員の地位 card

Mr Philp pointedly said of Dr Poulter that he 'hadn't seen him around Parliament that much recently'

Mr Philp pointedly said of Dr Poulter that he 'hadn't seen him around 議会 that much recently'

Dr Poulter said that 'the health service has 中止するd to be an area of 優先 for the 保守的な Party, and that is now showing in the 緊張する on the 前線 line and the 悪化/低下 of care for 患者s'.

He told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: 'I 設立する it ますます difficult to look my NHS 同僚s in the 注目する,もくろむ and my 患者s in the 注目する,もくろむ and my 選挙権を持つ/選挙人s in the 注目する,もくろむ with good 良心.

'And I feel that the NHS deserves better than it has at the moment ーに関して/ーの点でs of how it's run and 治める/統治するd.'

He 追加するd that the Tory Party's '焦点(を合わせる) is not on 配達するing or supporting high-質 public services'.

He said he switched to 労働 because of its '跡をつける 記録,記録的な/記録する of 配達するing for 患者s, transforming services, getting on 最高の,を越す of waiting 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)s, 投資するing in community health care'.

Speaking to Times 無線で通信する, Mr Philp pointedly said of Dr Poulter that he 'hadn't seen him around 議会 that much recently'.

'It's always sad to lose a 同僚. I 港/避難所't seen him around 議会 that much recently, but 明白に one would rather not lose a 同僚,' he said.?

'But the most important thing is that the 政府 have a 計画(する). And the 計画(する) is working.'

圧力(をかける)d on whether he would 'lose any sleep', Mr Philp said:?

'I mean, not really, no'.

Mr Philp told the BBC: 'I don't 受託する what Dan is 説 at all.

'We're now spending £165billion a year on the NHS, that's more than ever, at any point in history,' he said, also pointing to the 新規採用 of more doctors and nurses.

'That isn't the 調印する of a party de-prioritising the NHS. That is a 調印する of a 政党, the 保守的なs, 投資するing ひどく in our NHS because it is a 優先.'

He also 主張するd the Tory Party values public services and is 投資するing '記録,記録的な/記録する 量s of money in both education and health'.

Dr Poulter will take the 労働 whip until the 総選挙 but will not be running again as the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.

He will advise the 労働 Party on its mental health 政策s while 焦点(を合わせる)ing more on his NHS work.

労働 leader Sir Keir said it was 'fantastic to welcome Dr Dan Poulter to today's changed 労働 Party' and that it was 'time to end the 保守的な 大混乱'.

Asked whether the MP was 申し込む/申し出d anything to defect to 労働, 影をつくる/尾行する health 長官 Wes Streeting told Kuenssberg: 'Not that I'm aware of.

The move was timed to inflict the maximum possible damage on Rishi Sunak ahead of local elections on Thursday

The move was timed to (打撃,刑罰などを)与える the 最大限 possible 損失 on Rishi Sunak ahead of 地元の 選挙s on Thursday

'He said very 明確に to me when I was talking to him this week about how he might help, he's going 支援する to the NHS 十分な-time when 議会 is 解散させるd, which can't come soon enough as far as we're 関心d.'

Mr Streeting also told Sky News that the defection 反映するd 'disaffection and disillusionment felt by millions'.

But a 勢い 広報担当者 said: 'D an Poulter spent fourteen years 投票(する)ing through and 制定するing Tory 緊縮 and privatisation.?

'If he's 権利 to say the Tories have broken the NHS and our public services, he fails to について言及する he helped break them.

'Sadly, it speaks 容積/容量s about Starmer's 労働 that an active 対抗者 of working-class 利益/興味s feels comfortable joining the party.?

'With so little between the two main parties, it's no wonder 投票者s feel unrepresented.'