“It confirmed my feelings which I have been telling to everyone, that is, how little I felt welcome in the UK,” she told The London Economic.

"We spent £20,000 on a conversion. Now we wonder if it was worth it," he said.

A 66-year-old man from Brockley is among them. He was fined £100 for meeting friends at his allotment to break up the loneliness.

Critics of the Bury South's defection have been quick to point to his voting record.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has welcomed Christian Wakeford, the MP for Bury.

“Ultimately this is the consequence of having water companies run for profit and seeking the cheapest and easiest solution, which is to continue polluting our treasured waterways," Labour has said.

Shadow treasury secretary Pat McFadden warned the cost of living crisis is only going to worsen in coming months, with real wages falling, the energy price cap rising and National Insurance hikes coming into play.

"I moved to England because of its tolerance and open-mindedness. So when I started to see the posters on the windows, when I started to hear Nigel Farage demonising the foreigners, the hatred and racism that was now in plain sight, I started to feel uncomfortable."

“I should only pay for the six roads I use,” comedian Danny Wallace said.