He was a leave-voting, lockdown sceptic who dramatically switched to Labour in January – shoring up support for Boris Johnson in the process. Does he regret his split?
Tory turncoat Christian Wakeford was branded Christian Wineford over his drinking. And Dehenna Davison was accused of often being on the whisky and Coke in the afternoons .
Bury South voters speaking to MailOnline revealed their dismay at Mr Wakeford s shock defection and called for a by-election - claiming their votes in the 2019 election now stood for nothing.
A close ally of the PM said last night that Mr Johnson was delighted about Mr Wakeford s move as it has given the party a common enemy, while a senior Tory MP said it had united the backbenches.