A Pakistani-origin peer from the liberal Democrat party in the UK today announced her defection to the ruling Conservative Party under Prime Minister Theresa May.
Baroness Zahida Manzoor quit over the lib Dems’ policies on Europe and praised what she said was May’s clear leadership on Brexit.
The 58-year-old said in a statement, “leaving the lib Dems - where I’ve been a member for three years in the House of lords, was tough, but it was the right thing to do. I could not support the leadership of a party that calls itself democratic and then refuses to acknowledge the will of the people in a referendum”.