TinSoldier
*Dickens*. Of the clips I have seen, there were more reporters and photographers than members of the public. Media reports say that “dozens” came out to see Anderson! I can see no police presence.
I do see that:
members.parliament.uk/parties/commons
now lists Anderson as a sitting member for Reform UK.
On the assumption that many people vote for political parties irrespective of the candidate, then that is something else wrong with our voting system (apart from FPTP); that someone can leave a party mid-term and sit as something other than Independent.
It has happened before when, for example, Shaun Woodward (Witney) defected to Labour in 1999 - a move that eventually gave the country David Cameron!
On that basis, any number of MPs could switch parties mid-term and shift the balance of Parliamentary power. Conservatives only have a working majority of 52.
Maybe this is the roundabout way that we get a General Election before January 2025.
Of the clips I have seen, there were more reporters and photographers than members of the public.
Yes, one of the clips I saw showed one photographer appearing to video the photographer who was videoing the clip. 
On the assumption that many people vote for political parties irrespective of the candidate, then that is something else wrong with our voting system (apart from FPTP); that someone can leave a party mid-term and sit as something other than Independent.
I believe Tice has hinted that there are "conversations" going on with other sitting MPs, but he's not at liberty to divulge as those conversations are confidential.
"But let me say this. Unless the prime minister calls an election by next Friday, for 2 May, I would be surprised if when we come to the general election, there are not more than one reform MP in the House of Commons." he said.
