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DISGRACED MP Simon Danczuk has sparked fresh speculation that he could be set to join the Conservatives after being photographed with the top Tory in his constituency at the weekend.
Mr Danczuk, who was suspended from the Labour Party after sending lewd texts to a teenager, posed with his arm round Tory council leader Ashley Dearnley next to a Conservative Party banner.
The pair embraced at a community festival in Littleborough, Rochdale on Sunday, where the local Conservatives had a stall.
Tony Benn’s constituents chose him by an overwhelming majority — but because he had inherited a peerage, parliamentary rules declared their choice invalid, writes MAT COWARD
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor