Iain Anderson, the founder of the public relations from Cicero, said he was switching to Labour also in part because of the Conservatives’ plan to stoke a culture war against vulnerable groups.

Mr Anderson, who was named the government’s “LGBT business champion” in 2021, told the Financial Times the Tories were “not the party it used to be”, adding: “I can’t defend it.”

Leading businessman quits Tories after 40 years over anti-business approach [MSN/The Independent]