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Another London Labour councillor has quit the party, adding to the growing wave of defections since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.

Hounslow councillor Vickram Grewal announced on Saturday that he was joining the Conservatives, accusing Labour of financial “mismanagement.”

Mr Grewal, who was elected in 2018 and represents the Cranford ward, said Hounslow Labour had “driven the borough to the brink,” criticising depleted town hall reserves, internal infighting and “vanity projects.”

More than a dozen Labour councillors across London have defected to the Conservati

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