Tory MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK, Downing Street braces for more
• Lee Anderson defects from Conservative party to Reform UK • Downing Street bracing for more defections after Anderson's move • Anderson lost Tory whip last month over comments about Sadiq Khan condemned as Islamophobic • Reform UK leader won't comment on speculation of further defections but says he'd be "surprised" if no one else follows • Home Secretary James Cleverly says Anderson has "made a real mistake" and Reform won't prevent a Labour government