Cory Morgan: Floor Crossing May Infuriate Supporters of the Spurned Party, but the Alternative Would Be Worse

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives his well-known wartime V-sign at Dover in 1951. Churchill famously crossed the floor twice. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Commentary

The ability of an MP to cross the floor to another political party is an intrinsic and important element of the Westminster parliamentary system, even though it infuriates supporters of the spurned party when a crossing occurs.