A former Liberal Democrat peer has joined the Tories over the party’s refusal to accept the Brexit vote, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.

Baroness Manzoor, who led the Lib Dem attacks over tax credit cuts, accused the party of hypocrisy for calling itself “democratic” but not accepting the referendum result.

She said Theresa May’s vision of a country that “works for everyone” played a part in her decision to join the Conservatives.