Former Tory minister defects to Labour

Former Conservative minister Robert Jackson tonight announced he was defecting to the British Labour Party.

Former Tory minister defects to Labour
Sat, 15 Jan, 2005 - 20:20

Former Conservative minister Robert Jackson tonight announced he was defecting to the British Labour Party.

Mr Jackson, the MP for Wantage, Oxfordshire, said Tony Blair, not Michael Howard, should be British Prime Minister for the good of the country.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Wantage, OxfordshirePlace: EuropePlace: IraqPerson: Robert JacksonPerson: Conservative ministerPerson: JacksonPerson: Tony BlairPerson: Michael HowardPerson: prime ministerPerson: BlairOrganisation: ToryOrganisation: British Labour PartyOrganisation: ToriesOrganisation: The Sunday TelegraphOrganisation: ConservativesOrganisation: House of CommonsOrganisation: New LabourOrganisation: Conservative Party
<p>The incident took place in Waikato (Christel Yardley/Waikato Times via AP)</p>

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