INTERNATIONAL: British lawmaker Christian Wakeford, who defected from the Conservatives to Labour this week, has revealed on Thursday ,January 20, the government had threatened to withhold funding for a new school in part of his constituency if he refused to vote with the government.

Christian Wakeford the Labour MP for Bury South, and has been an MP continuously since December 2019 claims of being threatened come after a senior Conservative lawmaker has accused the British government of intimidating and attempting to "blackmail" lawmakers they suspected of wanting to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of power.

 Labour Lawmaker, Christian Wakeford says; ''I was threatened that I would not get a school for Radcliffe if I didn't vote one particular way. This is a town that's not had a high school for the best part of 10 years. And how would you feel when holding back the regeneration of a town for a vote? It didn't sit comfortably, and that was really kind of starting to question my place where I was and ultimately to where I am now.''

In response to the allegations, Prime Minister Boris has said he had "seen no evidence, heard no evidence to support any of those allegations," echoing an earlier statement from his office which said if there was evidence, the allegations would be looked at.

Wakeford has mentioned the threats, "didn't sit comfortably'' and started to make him question his position in the party before he defected to Labour.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who won a large majority in 2019, is facing growing calls to step down over a series of scandals, including admitting he had attended a party at his Downing Street office at a time when Britain was under a strict COVID-19 lockdown. UK’s premier is currently facing an investigation into the lockdown-breaking parties by Sue Gray, a civil servant.

^{PHOTO: BRITISH LAWMAKER CHRISTIAN WAKEFORD WHO DEFECTED FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO LABOUR SPEAKING IN INTERVIEW / WAKEFORD SAYING HE WAS THREATENED OVER FUNDING}