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Ousted former Tory MP embraces Reform's 'leadership and vision'
Herald Express
|July 09, 2025
A FORMER Devon Conservative MP who was suspended for using racist language has joined Reform UK.
Anne Marie Morris represented Newton Abbot from 2010 to 2024 when her 17,500 majority was overturned by Liberal Democrat Martin Wrigley.
Now she will work on developing social care policy for Nigel Farage's Right-wing party.
She first had the Tory party whip removed by then-prime minister Theresa May in 2017 after using racist language in a discussion on Brexit. She said the consequences of having no exit deal were the 'n***** in the woodpile'.
At the time she apologised and said it had been an unintentional slip. The party whip was returned after six months.
This story is from the July 09, 2025 edition of Herald Express.
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