‘I’m done’: Birmingham Young Tory chairman switches to Lib Dems

Days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election, Harvey Whitby wrote a resignation letter criticizing the Tory leader and revealing he was joining the Lib Dems.

Mr Whitby posted his resignation letter on X, formerly Twitter, last night with a two-word sign “I’m done”.

His letter to the chairman said: “I am writing to inform you of my decision to stand down as chairman of Birmingham Young Conservatives with immediate effect.

“I feel compelled to withdraw at this critical time. The failures of Rishi Sunak’s leadership have been deeply disappointing. His inability to effectively address any of the real issues and his failure to inspire confidence in our party’s vision has been disheartening.”

Mr Whitby went on to criticize Tory MPs for not installing Penny Mordaunt as leader, the “centre-party determination to lose an election” and the party’s flagship political promise to reintroduce National Service.

He said: “I fear these missteps will not only cost us this election, but could lock us out of government for a generation or more. It became more and more difficult for me to stand in front of the public, whether canvassing or online, and encourage them. to vote conservative.

“In light of this, I have taken the decision to join the Liberal Democrats.”

His tweet was viewed more than 470,000 times in 15 hours.