Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee has announced he will be standing as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Wokingham at the next general election.
The ardent Remainer quit the Conservative Party earlier this month and has since refused to say if he would stand in Bracknell in future votes.
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This means he will go head-to-head with Brexiteer John Redwood, who has been Wokingham's MP since 1987.
Speaking to the Independent, Dr Lee said: "I don’t think Wokingham is being represented well by the incumbent MP.
"Wokingham was 57-43 Remain, so on the issue of Brexit the incumbent MP is a no-deal Brexiteer.
"He is totally out of step with his constituents and I actually think there needs to be an alternative to him on the ballot paper.”
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Recent polling from ComRes suggests the Liberal Democrats would win the Wokingham seat in an upcoming general election.
The News spoke exclusively to Dr Lee after he announced his defection to the Lib Dems from the Conservatives earlier this month.
He answered Bracknell News readers' questions but refused to say where he would stand as a candidate in the next general election.
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Bracknell Conservative Association boss Gerry Barber slammed Dr Lee after he crossed the floor, despite the MP repeatedly telling local Tories he would not join the Liberal Democrats.
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