Conservative MP Lucy Allan backs Reform UK candidate

MP for Telford, who is standing down at general election, tweets support for Alan Adams, who is running to replace her

The Conservative MP Lucy Allan has said she will back Reform UK at the general election, in a further blow to Rishi Sunak and his faltering campaign.

The MP for Telford, who announced last year that she was standing down, said that she would support her local Reform candidate in the coming contest.