Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak ... trends now By Dan Woodland Published: 17:35 BST, 27 April 2024 | Updated: 17:42 BST, 27 April 2024 Viewcomments Conservative MP Dan Poulter has defected to Labour in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak's government. The ex-health minister, who works part time as a doctor, said he found it 'increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye' while being a Tory. Mr Poulter won a 23,391 majority in his constituency of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in the 2019 General Election. Share or comment on this article: Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour in the latest blow to Rishi Sunak - as ex-health minister says he found it 'increasingly difficult to look his NHS colleagues in the eye' while being a Tory All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility