David Cameron was hit by another defection of a London councillor to Ukip today - as a shock poll showed one in five Tory members could vote for Nigel Farage’s party. Richmond councillor Scott Naylor, elected in 2010, said he was joining Ukip because it would best represent local people and promote reform to the European Union. “I have decided that Ukip offers me the freedom to represent local people without feeling restrained in what I can say on local issues like the development of Twickenham station,” he said. Mr Farage told the Standard: “It is a great pleasure to welcome Scott to the party. He is utterly focused on providing a service to his electors and has shown over the years that those efforts are supported. “That he feels that UKIP is the party that cares about local people tells us a great deal about the way this party is becoming a real force in local politics.” There has been a spate of defections to Ukip in recent weeks, including three councillors in Merton and four at Hounslow. Mr Naylor had fallen out with his local party and was deselected last month. standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-councillor-makes-switch-to-ukip-as-poll-shows-one-in-five-tories-could-follow-suit-8695017.html
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:48:53 +0000
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