Lib Dems say ‘the feeling is mutual’ as Tory MP jokingly rejects defection rumours

In response to a report from the Daily Telegraph newspaper that rumours Dehenna Davison was to be “the next Tory MP to defect to Labour” were “complete bull****””, the official Twitter account for the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party wrote: “She’s joining us instead.”

Ms Davison, who has served as the Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland since 2019, responded with a curt “Hahahahahahahah no.”

The Lib Dems swiftly responded with a claim that “The feeling is mutual.”

The exchange comes after this morning saw Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, elected as the first Tory MP for the seat since 1997, defect to the Labour Party.