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

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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill giving his famous wartime V-sign at Dover in 1951. Churchill famously crossed the floor twice. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesCommentaryThe 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.

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