Stevenage councillor becomes first in England to quit Labour and join Reform UK

A Labour borough councillor has become the first in England to leave the party for Reform UK.

Mason Humberstone, who was elected to represent Old Town ward in Stevenage in May 2023, is now the only Reform member sitting on the Labour-run authority.

Announcing his defection on Wednesday, he said the party he previously supported was "lost, without vision" and "mired in scandal". 

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