'My phone is melting': Tory defectors buoyed by support

Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry faced their former Conservative colleagues in the Commons.The mobile phones of Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry were “melting” in the 24 hours before their departure.When David Gauke texted Heidi Allen, he was the only cabinet minister to contact any of them.